ailp

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ailp. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ailp, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ailp in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ailp you have here. The definition of the word ailp will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofailp, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Etymology 1

Possibly from the root of Scottish Gaelic ailp (“highland, hill, mountain”).

Noun

ailp f (genitive singular ailpe, nominative plural ailpeanna)

  1. lump, chunk
  2. knob
Declension
Declension of ailp (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ailp ailpeanna
vocative a ailp a ailpeanna
genitive ailpe ailpeanna
dative ailp ailpeanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ailp na hailpeanna
genitive na hailpe na n-ailpeanna
dative leis an ailp
don ailp 		leis na hailpeanna
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ailp m

  1. genitive singular of alp

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailp
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailp n-ailp hailp 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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish alp, from Proto-Celtic *alb- (“hill, highland”), which, according to Delamarre, is from *albiyū (“the luminous world”).[1] Often compared to Latin Alpes (English Alps) but the relationship between these words (and its Romance descendants) is unclear.

Pronunciation

Noun

ailp m

  1. Alternative form of alp

Noun

ailp

  1. genitive singular of alp

Noun

ailp m

  1. elephant

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of ailp
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailp n-ailp h-ailp t-ailp

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

References

  1. ^ Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise : une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, Paris, Errance, 2003, 2e éd., 440 p. 37-38
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia