giall
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟiəl̪ˠ/[1]
Etymology 1
From Old Irish gíall (“jaw”).[2]
Noun
giall m (genitive singular géill, nominative plural gialla)
Declension
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish gíall (“hostage”),[3] from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (compare Welsh gwystl).
Noun
giall m (genitive singular géill, nominative plural gialla)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| giall | ghiall | ngiall |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 133
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “giall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 361
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Manx
Alternative forms
- gioal
Etymology
From Middle Irish gellaid, from Old Irish gellaid, a denominative verb from gell (“pledge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʲoːl/
Verb
giall (verbal noun gialdyn)
- promise, grant
- Synonym: gioot
- invoke, desire earnestly, have an eye upon
- t'eh giall er y laa
- he is praying for the day-light
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲiəl̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish gíall (“jaw”).[1]
Noun
giall f (genitive singular gialla or gèille, plural giallan or gèillean)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish gíall (“hostage”),[2] from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (compare Welsh gwystl).
Noun
giall m (genitive singular gialla, plural giallan)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| giall | ghiall |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language