apstal

Irish

Noun

apstal m (genitive singular apstail, nominative plural apstail)

  1. Alternative form of aspal (“apostle”)

Declension

Mutation

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

References

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabstal/

Noun

apstal m

  1. (Christianity) apostle

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
apstal unchanged n-apstal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “apstal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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