gualainn
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish gúala (compare Scottish Gaelic gualann, Manx geaylin).
Pronunciation
Noun
gualainn f (genitive singular gualainne, nominative plural guaillí)
Declension
- Alternative genitive singular forms: gualann, gualanna
- Alternative plural forms: guailleacha, gualainneacha, gualainní
Derived terms
- gualainn ar ghualainn, gualainn má gualainn (“shoulder to shoulder”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| gualainn | ghualainn | ngualainn |
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) “gualainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gúala”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Noun
gualainn f
- genitive singular of gualann
Usage notes
- Also used as a nominative form.
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| gualainn | ghualainn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap