mogall

Irish

Alternative forms

  • mogal
  • mogoll, mogul, mogull, mugall (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Old Irish mocoll (“mesh”), from Latin macula (“mesh”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠoɡəl̪ˠ/[3]
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʊɡəl̪ˠ/[4]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʌɡəlˠ/ (corresponding to the form mogal)[5], /ˈmˠʌɡəl̪ˠ/[6]

Noun

mogall m (genitive singular mogaill, nominative plural mogaill)

  1. mesh (opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net)
  2. eyelid
    Synonym: mogall súile

Declension

Declension of mogall (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative mogall mogaill
vocative a mhogaill a mhogalla
genitive mogaill mogall
dative mogall mogaill
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mogall na mogaill
genitive an mhogaill na mogall
dative leis an mogall
don mhogall 		leis na mogaill

Derived terms

  • maíomh na mogall folamh
  • mogall súile
  • mogallach
  • mogallaigh
  • mogallóir
  • mogallsúileach
  • moiglí

Mutation

Mutated forms of mogall
radical lenition eclipsis
mogall mhogall 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. ^ “mogall”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mocol”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 182, page 92
  4. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 145
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 55, page 24
  6. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 7, page 5; reprinted 1979

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