uasal
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish úasal, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuəsˠəlˠ]
Adjective
uasal (genitive singular masculine uasail, genitive singular feminine uaisle, plural uaisle, comparative uaisle)
- noble, high-born, aristocratic; gentle, gentlemanly, gallant, genteel, lofty
- noble, precious, fine
- (of place) sacred to the dead; hallowed; enchanted, inhabited by fairies
Declension
Derived terms
Terms derived from uasal
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Noun
uasal m (genitive singular uasail, nominative plural uaisle)
- nobleman, gentleman, aristocrat
- (nobility) lord
Declension
Declension of uasal
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Derived terms
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uasal | n-uasal | huasal | t-uasal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "uasal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “úasal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “uasal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uasal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Adjective
uasal
- Alternative spelling of úasal
Noun
uasal ?
- Alternative spelling of úasal
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| uasal | unchanged | n-uasal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish úasal, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”).
Adjective
uasal
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Noun
uasal m (genitive singular uasail, plural uaislean)
- a noble
Mutation
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uasal | n-uasal | h-uasal | t-uasal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “úasal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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