iargúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish íarcúl.[1] By surface analysis, iar- +‎ cúl.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiəɾˠɡuːlʲ/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈjiəɾˠəɡuːlˠ/[3] (as if spelled dhiaragúl)

Noun

iargúil f (genitive singular iargúlach, nominative plural iargúlacha)

  1. remote corner; backwoods
    iargúil na hAstráile ― the outback of Australia
    ar an iargúil ― in the middle of nowhere, at the back of beyond

Declension

Declension of iargúil (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative iargúil iargúlacha
vocative a iargúil a iargúlacha
genitive iargúlach iargúlacha
dative iargúil iargúlacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an iargúil na hiargúlacha
genitive na hiargúlach na n-iargúlacha
dative leis an iargúil
don iargúil 		leis na hiargúlacha

Derived terms

Adjective

iargúil (genitive singular feminine iargúla, plural iargúla, comparative iargúla)

  1. alternative form of iargúlta

Declension

Declension of iargúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative iargúil iargúil iargúla
vocative iargúil iargúla
genitive iargúla iargúla iargúil
dative iargúil iargúil iargúla
Comparative níos iargúla
Superlative is iargúla

Mutation

Mutated forms of iargúil
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iargúil n-iargúil hiargúil not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íarcúl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 93, page 22
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 193, page 74

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