úrscéal

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From úr (“new, fresh”) +‎ scéal (“story”), a partial calque of Italian novella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɾˠˌʃceːlˠ/

Noun

úrscéal m (genitive singular úrscéil, nominative plural úrscéalta)

  1. novel (work of prose fiction)

Declension

Declension of úrscéal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative úrscéal úrscéalta
Vocative a úrscéil a úrscéalta
Genitive úrscéil úrscéalta
Dative úrscéal úrscéalta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-úrscéal na húrscéalta
Genitive an úrscéil na n-úrscéalta
Dative leis an úrscéal

don úrscéal

leis na húrscéalta

Derived terms

Mutation

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

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