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Irish
Etymology
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Noun
útamáil f (genitive singular útamála)
- (act of) fumbling, groping, bungling; (act of) pottering
Declension
Derived terms
- útamáilte (“fumbled, bungled; bedraggled; disturbed, choppy”, adjective)
- útamálach (“fumbling, bungling”, adjective)
- útamálaí m (“fumbler, bungler; potterer”)
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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útamáil
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n-útamáil
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hútamáil
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “útamáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “útamáil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “útamáil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm