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Middle Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wailos, from Proto-Indo-European *waylos. Possibly cognate with Old Armenian գայլ (gayl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (earlier) /ɸɤːl/, (later) /ɸɯːl/
Noun
fáel m
- wolf
Derived terms
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