maol

Estonian

Noun

maol

  1. adessive singular of madu

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish máel (“bald, hornless, blunt”),[1][2] from Proto-Celtic *mailos.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠeːl̪ˠ/, [mˠëːə̯l̪ˠ][3]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /mˠiːlˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠiːlˠ/, (older) /mˠɯːlˠ/

Adjective

maol (genitive singular masculine maoil, genitive singular feminine maoile, plural maola, comparative maoile)

  1. bald
  2. bare
  3. unprotected
    Is maol gualainn gan bhráthair.
    It is not good to stand alone. (proverb)
  4. hornless
  5. cropped
  6. roofless, dismantled
  7. edgeless, blunt
  8. flattened; (geometry) obtuse
  9. (music, of tone) flat
  10. dense, obtuse
  11. late in day
  12. (intensifying)
    Bhí sé maol marbh.
    He was stone dead; he was in a dead faint.

Declension

Declension of maol
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative maol mhaol maola;
mhaola2
vocative mhaoil maola
genitive maoile maola maol
dative maol;
mhaol1 		mhaol;
mhaoil (archaic) 		maola;
mhaola2
Comparative níos maoile
Superlative is maoile

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Noun

maol m or f (genitive singular maoil or maoile, nominative plural maoil or maola)

  1. bare, bald object
  2. (literary) devotee
  3. servant
  4. blunt object
  5. dense, obtuse, person.
  6. (music) flat

Declension

Declension of maol (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative maol maoil
vocative a mhaoil a mhaola
genitive maoil maol
dative maol maoil
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an maol na maoil
genitive an mhaoil na maol
dative leis an maol
don mhaol 		leis na maoil
Alternative declension
Declension of maol (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative maol maola
vocative a mhaol a mhaola
genitive maoile maol
dative maol maola
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhaol na maola
genitive na maoile na maol
dative leis an maol
don mhaol 		leis na maola

Derived terms

Noun

maol f (genitive singular maoile)

  1. alternative form of maoil (“hillock”)

Declension

Declension of maol (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative maol
vocative a mhaol
genitive maoile
dative maol
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an mhaol
genitive na maoile
dative leis an maol
don mhaol

Verb

maol (present analytic maolann, future analytic maolfaidh, verbal noun maoladh, past participle maoltha)

  1. alternative form of maolaigh

Conjugation

conjugation of maol (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun maoladh
past participle maolta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present maolaim maolann tú;
maolair† 		maolann sé, sí maolaimid maolann sibh maolann siad;
maolaid† 		a mhaolann; a mhaolas /
a maolann* 		maoltar
past mhaol mé; mhaolas mhaol tú; mhaolais mhaol sé, sí mhaolamar; mhaol muid mhaol sibh; mhaolabhair mhaol siad; mhaoladar a mhaol /
ar mhaol* 		maoladh
past habitual mhaolainn / maolainn‡‡ mhaoltá / maoltᇇ mhaoladh sé, sí / maoladh sé, s퇇 mhaolaimis; mhaoladh muid / maolaimis‡‡; maoladh muid‡‡ mhaoladh sibh / maoladh sibh‡‡ mhaolaidís; mhaoladh siad / maolaidís‡‡; maoladh siad‡‡ a mhaoladh /
a maoladh* 		mhaoltaí / maolta퇇
future maolfaidh mé;
maolfad 		maolfaidh tú;
maolfair† 		maolfaidh sé, sí maolfaimid;
maolfaidh muid 		maolfaidh sibh maolfaidh siad;
maolfaid† 		a mhaolfaidh; a mhaolfas /
a maolfaidh* 		maolfar
conditional mhaolfainn / maolfainn‡‡ mhaolfá / maolfᇇ mhaolfadh sé, sí / maolfadh sé, s퇇 mhaolfaimis; mhaolfadh muid / maolfaimis‡‡; maolfadh muid‡‡ mhaolfadh sibh / maolfadh sibh‡‡ mhaolfaidís; mhaolfadh siad / maolfaidís‡‡; maolfadh siad‡‡ a mhaolfadh /
a maolfadh* 		mhaolfaí / maolfa퇇
subjunctive
present go maola mé;
go maolad† 		go maola tú;
go maolair† 		go maola sé, sí go maolaimid;
go maola muid 		go maola sibh go maola siad;
go maolaid† 		— go maoltar
past dá maolainn dá maoltá dá maoladh sé, sí dá maolaimis;
dá maoladh muid 		dá maoladh sibh dá maolaidís;
dá maoladh siad 		— dá maoltaí
imperative
– maolaim maol maoladh sé, sí maolaimis maolaigí;
maolaidh† 		maolaidís — maoltar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of maol
radical lenition eclipsis
maol mhaol 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), “1 mael ‘crop-headed’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 mael ‘cropped head’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish máel (“bald, hornless, blunt”), from Proto-Celtic *mailos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɯːɫ̪/

Adjective

maol

  1. bald (head etc)
  2. hornless
  3. blunt (razor etc)
  4. (music) flat

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of maol
radical lenition
maol mhaol

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “maol”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mael”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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