aisnéal

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Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare néal m (“cloud; state of gloom, depression; gloomy expression; dour, sullen, look; fit, spasm, paroxysm; nap, snooze; dazed condition; swoon, trance”).

Noun

aisnéal m (genitive singular aisnéil, nominative plural aisnéalta)

  1. swoon

Declension

Declension of aisnéal (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative aisnéal aisnéalta
vocative a aisnéil a aisnéalta
genitive aisnéil aisnéalta
dative aisnéal aisnéalta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-aisnéal na haisnéalta
genitive an aisnéil na n-aisnéalta
dative leis an aisnéal
don aisnéal 		leis na haisnéalta

Derived terms

  • aisnéalach (“swooning; subject to fainting fits”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aisnéal
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aisnéal n-aisnéal haisnéal 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

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