cuir in iúl

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “put in knowledge”; iúl is an alternative form (the Middle Irish dative) of eol (“knowledge”). In the alternative form cuir in umhail, DIL[1] and Dinneen[2] consider umhail a different word meaning “heed, notice”, but DIL’s citations of umhail are no older than the 16th century, so its earlier etymology is unclear.

Verb

cuir in iúl (present analytic cuireann in iúl, future analytic cuirfidh in iúl, verbal noun cur in iúl, past participle curtha in iúl)

  1. to inform (communicate knowledge to), notify [with do]
    Chuir sé a thinneas in iúl dom.
    He informed/notified me of his illness.
  2. to express, convey, communicate, articulate, state, voice
    Chuir mé mo bharúil in iúl.
    I expressed/stated/voiced my opinion.
    1. (reflexive) to express oneself
      Cuireann tú thú féin in iúl go han-mhaith as Gaeilge.
      You express yourself very well in Irish.
  3. to denote, indicate
  4. to infer, intimate
  5. to represent (something in a certain way)

Conjugation

conjugation of cuir in iúl: see cuir

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “43141”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “uṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1297; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “iúl”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 619; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “in iúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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