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Irish
Etymology
From now archaic lamh (from Middle Irish lamaid, from Old Irish ro·laimethar, from Proto-Celtic *lamyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lem-[1]) + -áil.
Verb
lamháil (present analytic lamhálann, future analytic lamhálfaidh, verbal noun lamháil, past participle lamháilte)
- to allow, grant
- Synonym: ceadaigh
Conjugation
*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Noun
lamháil f (genitive singular lamhála)
- verbal noun of lamháil
- allowance, margin
Declension
References
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “lamháil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “lamhálaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lamháil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN