agaill

Irish

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from Old Irish acclaid (act of fishing)?

Noun

agaill f (genitive singular agaille, nominative plural agaillí)

  1. earthworm
    Synonyms: anglach, cuideog, péist talún
  2. cantankerous person
Declension
Declension of agaill (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative agaill agaillí
vocative a agaill a agaillí
genitive agaille agaillí
dative agaill agaillí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an agaill na hagaillí
genitive na hagaille na n-agaillí
dative leis an agaill
don agaill
leis na hagaillí
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ad·gládathar (address, speak to, converse with).

Verb

agaill (present analytic agallann, future analytic agallfaidh, verbal noun agallamh, past participle agalltha)

  1. (transitive) address, speak to, converse with
  2. (transitive) interview
  3. (transitive) alternative form of agair (plead, entreat; avenge, retribute; sue)
Conjugation
Alternative forms

Mutation

Mutated forms of agaill
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
agaill n-agaill hagaill not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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