úrscéal

Irish

Alternative forms

  • úirscéal, úirsgéal, úirsgeul, úir-sgéal, úir-sgeul, úr-scéal, úr-scéul, úr-sgéal, úrsceul, úrsgéal, úrsgeul (all obsolete)

Etymology

From úr (“new, fresh”) +‎ scéal (“story”), a partial calque of Italian novella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɾˠˌʃceːlˠ/

Noun

úrscéal m (genitive singular úrscéil, nominative plural úrscéalta)

  1. novel (work of prose fiction)

Declension

Declension of úrscéal (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative úrscéal úrscéalta
vocative a úrscéil a úrscéalta
genitive úrscéil úrscéalta
dative úrscéal úrscéalta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-úrscéal na húrscéalta
genitive an úrscéil na n-úrscéalta
dative leis an úrscéal
don úrscéal 		leis na húrscéalta

Derived terms

  • úrscéalaí
  • úrscéalaíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of úrscéal
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
úrscéal n-úrscéal húrscéal t-úrscéal

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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