ábhal
See also: abhal
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑːvˠəl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɑːwəlˠ/, /ˈɑːwəl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaːwəlˠ/, /ˈaːwəl̪ˠ/
Adjective
[edit]ábhal (genitive singular masculine ábhail, genitive singular feminine áibhle, plural ábhala, comparative áibhle)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ábhal | ábhal | ábhala | |
| vocative | ábhail | ábhala | ||
| genitive | áibhle | ábhala | ábhal | |
| dative | ábhal | ábhal; ábhail (archaic) |
ábhala | |
| Comparative | níos áibhle | |||
| Superlative | is áibhle | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- ábhalchéim f (“giant-stride”)
- ábhalmhór (“colossal”, adjective)
- áibhle
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ábhal | n-ábhal | hábhal | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “adbal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ábhal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ábhal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ábhal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024