uasal

See also: Uasal and úasal

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)

  1. noble, high-born, aristocratic; gentle, gentlemanly, gallant, genteel, lofty
  2. noble, precious, fine
  3. (of place) sacred to the dead; hallowed; enchanted, inhabited by fairies

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

uasal m (genitive singular uasail, nominative plural uaisle)

  1. nobleman, gentleman, aristocrat
  2. (nobility) lord

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

  1. Alternative spelling of úasal

Noun

uasal ?

  1. Alternative spelling of úasal

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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

  1. aristocratic, noble, grand, genteel

Derived terms

Noun

uasal m (genitive singular uasail, plural uaislean)

  1. a noble

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
uasaln-uasalh-uasalt-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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