ascaill

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ascall (Ulster)
  • ascail, asgail, asgaill, asgall, oscaill, osgaill (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish ascall,[1] from Vulgar Latin ascella, from Latin axilla (whence also Old Irish oxal[2]). Cognate with Welsh asgell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠkəl̠ʲ/[3], /ˈasˠkəl̠ʲ/[4], (Cois Fharraige) [ˈaːsˠkəl̠ʲ][5], /ˈæsˠkəl̠ʲ/[6]
  • IPA(key): /ˈasˠkəl̪ˠ/[7] (corresponding to the form ascall)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠkəlʲ/[8]

Noun

ascaill f (genitive singular ascaille, nominative plural ascaillí)

  1. armpit
  2. recess
  3. (in street names) avenue, boulevard
  4. (botany, anatomy) axil, axilla

Declension

Declension of ascaill (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ascaill ascaillí
vocative a ascaill a ascaillí
genitive ascaille ascaillí
dative ascaill ascaillí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ascaill na hascaillí
genitive na hascaille na n-ascaillí
dative leis an ascaill
don ascaill 		leis na hascaillí

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ascaill
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ascaill n-ascaill hascaill 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

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ascall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ochsal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 8
  4. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 183, page 43
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 255, page 49
  6. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 445 B (b), page 163; reprinted 1979
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 9, page 7
  8. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1103, page 185

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