néal

See also: neal and Neal

Irish

Alternative forms

neul (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish nél (compare Scottish Gaelic neul). Cognate with Welsh niwl; a Celtic loanword either from Vulgar Latin *nībulus, a modification of Latin nūbilus (“cloudy”), or from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (“cloud, mist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̠ʲeːlˠ/

Noun

néal m (genitive singular néil, nominative plural néalta)

Declension

Declension of néal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	néal	néalta
Vocative	a néil	a néalta
Genitive	néil	néalta
Dative	néal	néalta

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an néal	na néalta
Genitive	an néil	na néalta
Dative	leis an néal don néal	leis na néalta

Alternative genitive plural: néal

Synonyms

(cloud): scamall

Derived terms

Terms derived from néal

aisnéal m (“swoon”)
fonéal m (“small cloud”)
néalchruthaíocht f (“cloud formation”)

néalmhar (“nebulous, nebular; clouded, gloomy; sleepy”, adjective)
néalríomhaireacht f (“cloud computing”)
néaltach (“cloudy”, adjective)

réaltnéal m (“nebula”)
támhnéal m (“swoon, trance”)

References

"néal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“nél” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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