giall

See also: gíall

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟiəl̪ˠ/[1]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gíall (jaw).[2]

Noun

giall m (genitive singular géill, nominative plural gialla)

  1. jaw
  2. jamb (of door, etc.)
Declension
Declension of giall (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative giall gialla
vocative a ghéill a ghialla
genitive géill giall
dative giall gialla
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an giall na gialla
genitive an ghéill na ngiall
dative leis an ngiall
don ghiall
leis na gialla

Etymology 2

From Old Irish gíall (hostage),[3] from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (compare Welsh gwystl).

Noun

giall m (genitive singular géill, nominative plural gialla)

  1. hostage
    Synonym: brá
Declension
Declension of giall (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative giall gialla
vocative a ghéill a ghialla
genitive géill giall
dative giall gialla
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an giall na gialla
genitive an ghéill na ngiall
dative leis an ngiall
don ghiall
leis na gialla

Mutation

Mutated forms of giall
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

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 133
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ 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

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)

  1. promise, grant
    Synonym: gioot
  2. 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)

  1. jaw, jowl

Etymology 2

From Old Irish gíall (hostage),[2] from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (compare Welsh gwystl).

Noun

giall m (genitive singular gialla, plural giallan)

  1. hostage, pledge

Mutation

Mutation of giall
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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language