pailé-
See also: païle
Irish
Alternative forms
- pailéa- (before a broad consonant)
- pailéi- (before a slender consonant)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).
Prefix
pailé-
Derived terms
- pailéagrafach (“palaeographic”, adjective)
- pailéagrafaí m (“palaeographer”)
- pailéicéineach (“palaeocene”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| pailé- | phailé- | bpailé- |
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) “pailé(a)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pailé-”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “pailé-”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025