umhal

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See also: ùmhal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

umhal (genitive singular masculine umhail, genitive singular feminine umhaile, plural umhla, comparative umhaile)

  1. humble, submissive
  2. dutiful, obedient
  3. supple
  4. (nominalized, masculine) humble, submissive person; dutiful, obedient person; supple person

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
umhal n-umhal humhal t-umhal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 23

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