uasal
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Etymology
From Old Irish úasal,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
uasal (genitive singular masculine uasail, genitive singular feminine uaisle, plural uaisle, comparative uaisle)
- noble, high-born, aristocratic; gentle, gentlemanly, gallant, genteel, lofty
- noble, precious, fine
- sacred to the dead; hallowed; enchanted, inhabited by fairies (of place)
Declension
Derived terms
- a dhaoine uaisle (“ladies and gentlemen”)
- anuasal (“low-born, ignoble”, adjective)
- bean uasal (“lady, gentlewoman”)
- cloch uasal (“precious stone”)
- duine uasal (“gentle(wo)man”)
- éadaí uaisle (“fine clothes”)
- fear uasal (“gentleman”)
- gníomh uasal (“noble deed”)
- meon uasal (“noble mind”)
- miotal uasal (“noble metal”)
- na healaíona uaisle (“the fine arts”)
- stíl uasal (“elevated style”)
- uasalathair (“patriarch”)
Noun
uasal m (genitive singular uasail, nominative plural uaisle)
- nobleman, gentleman, aristocrat
- (nobility) lord
Declension
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Derived terms
- anuasal (“low-born person”)
- mionuasal (“lesser nobleman, lordling”)
- na huaisle (“the good people, the fairies”)
- An tUasal (“Mister; Lord, Esquire”, literally “the Gentleman/Lord”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| uasal | n-uasal | huasal | t-uasal |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úasal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 209, page 105
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uasal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uasal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “uasal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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