lamháil

Irish

Etymology

From now archaic lamh (from Middle Irish lamaid, from Old Irish ro·laimethar, from Proto-Celtic *lamyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lem-[1]) + -áil.

Verb

lamháil (present analytic lamhálann, future analytic lamhálfaidh, verbal noun lamháil, past participle lamháilte)

  1. to allow, grant
    Synonym: ceadaigh

Conjugation

Noun

lamháil f (genitive singular lamhála)

  1. verbal noun of lamháil
  2. allowance, margin

Declension

Declension of lamháil (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative lamháil
vocative a lamháil
genitive lamhála
dative lamháil
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an lamháil
genitive na lamhála
dative leis an lamháil
don lamháil

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lam-yo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 232

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “laṁáil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 628; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “laṁálaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 628; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lamháil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN