aiteal

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

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aiteal m (genitive singular aitil)

  1. juniper

Declension

Declension of aiteal (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative aiteal
vocative a aitil
genitive aitil
dative aiteal
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-aiteal
genitive an aitil
dative leis an aiteal
don aiteal

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiteal
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aiteal n-aiteal haiteal t-aiteal

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

aiteal m (genitive singular aiteil, no plural)

  1. juniper (Juniperus communis)
  2. colour, gloss
  3. glimpse, transient view
  4. breeze
  5. very small portion or quantity of anything
  6. music
  7. light, gleam of light

Synonyms

Mutation

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

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

References

  1. ^ Jenny Ladefoged, Peter Ladefoged, Alice Turk, Kevin Hind (1996 February 5) “Word List for Scottish Gaelic (Great Bernera, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)”, in The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive‎, Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aiteal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia