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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish anál ( “ breathing, breath ” ) (verbal noun of anaid ), from Proto-Celtic *anatlā .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
anáil f (genitive singular anála , nominative plural análacha )
breath
Tharraing sé anáil . He drew a breath.
1899 , Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart , volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 99 :wil šēd bĭō fōs? tā n ənā́l in̄təb. [An bhfuil siad beo fós? Tá an anáil iontu.] Are they still alive? The breath is in them.
Declension
Alternate declension
Derived terms
anáil a chur faoi rud ( “ breathe upon something; exert an influence on something ” , verb ) anáil a tharraingt ( “ draw a breath; breathe ” , verb ) anáil éadrom ( “ light, shallow, breathing ” ) anáil shaothrach ( “ laboured breathing ” ) anáil throm ( “ heavy breathing ” ) análach ( “ airy; aspirated; respiratory ” , adjective ) análaigh ( “ breathe, respire; aspirate ” , verb ) athmhúscailt anála ( “ artificial respiration ” ) briseadh anála ( “ broken wind, heaves ” ) clais anála ( “ gullet, throat ” ) deacair anála ( “ difficulty in breathing ” ) díogarnach anála ( “ gasping for breath ” ) duainéis anála ( “ laboured breathing ” ) gearr san anáil ( “ short of breath ” ) imshaothar anála ( “ extremely laboured breathing, panting ” ) luas anála ( “ rapid breathing, panting ” ) poll anála ( “ air-port ” ) puth anála ( “ breath of air ” ) saothar anála ( “ laboured breathing ” ) séideadh anála ( “ blowing of breath; puffing ” ) snag anála ( “ catch in breath ” )
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “anál ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Finck, F. N. (1899 ) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 99
Further reading
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
anáil
Alternative form of anál
dative / accusative singular of anál
Mutation
Mutation of anáil
radical
lenition
nasalization
anáil ( pronounced with /h/ in h -prothesis environments )
unchanged
n-anáil
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.