Irish
Etymology
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Noun
útamáil f (genitive singular útamála)
- (act of) fumbling, groping, bungling; (act of) pottering
Declension
Declension of útamáil (third declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
- útamáilte (“fumbled, bungled; bedraggled; disturbed, choppy”, adjective)
- útamálach (“fumbling, bungling”, adjective)
- útamálaí m (“fumbler, bungler; potterer”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of útamáil
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| útamáil
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n-útamáil
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hútamáil
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “útamáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “útamáil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “útamáil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm