eitpheil
Irish
Etymology
eit(leog) (“volley”) + peil (“ball, football”); calque of English volleyball
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲfʲɛlʲ/
Noun
eitpheil f (genitive singular eitpheile, nominative plural eitpheileanna)
- volleyball (game; ball)
Declension
Declension of eitpheil
Second declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eitpheil | n-eitpheil | heitpheil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "eitpheil" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.