aspal

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish apstal, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈasˠpˠəlˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑpstəl/ (reflecting the alternative forms abstal, apstal)

Noun

aspal m (genitive singular aspail, nominative plural aspail)

  1. apostle

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

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

Further reading

  • "aspal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “apstal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “apstal” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 9.
  • Entries containing “aspal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “aspal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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