gaile

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

gaile m (genitive singular gaile, nominative plural gailí)

  1. Ulster form of goile (stomach; appetite)
Declension
Declension of gaile (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gaile gailí
vocative a ghaile a ghailí
genitive gaile gailí
dative gaile gailí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gaile na gailí
genitive an ghaile na ngailí
dative leis an ngaile
don ghaile
leis na gailí

Etymology 2

Noun

gaile f sg

  1. genitive singular of gal

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaile
radical lenition eclipsis
gaile ghaile ngaile

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

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

gaile

  1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of gayole