guaillí
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From gualainn (“shoulder”) + -í.
Noun
guaillí m (genitive singular guaillí, nominative plural guaillithe)
Declension
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Alternative forms
- guaillidh, guaillidhe, guailnidhe (obsolete)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gúaillide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “guailniḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 577; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “guaillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
guaillí f pl
- plural of gualainn
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| guaillí | ghuaillí | nguaillí |
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 130