aill
See also: àill and áill
Irish
Alternative forms
- all, faill
Etymology
From Old Irish all (“cliff”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸallo-, from Proto-Indo-European *pels- (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑilʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ɑːl̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the alternative form all)
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ɑːl̠ʲ/
Noun
aill f (genitive singular aille, nominative plural aillte or alltracha)
- (geography) cliff, precipice
- stuaic aille ― the tip of a cliff
- ar bharr na haille ― on the top of the cliff
- Aillte an Mhothair ― the Cliffs of Moher
- Is é airde na haille sin, chuala mise, trí chéad troigh.
- The height of that cliff, I have heard, is three hundred feet.
- Is é ainm na haille sin Aill na nGlasóg.
- The name of that cliff is Glassan Rock.
Declension
Declension of aill
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plurals: aillteacha, ailltreacha, allracha
Derived terms
- ailleadóir
Related terms
- ail
- ailt
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aill | n-aill | haill | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “fallo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 120–21
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 all”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aill”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 10
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “all”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 23
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al͈ʲ/
Adjective
aill
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of aile
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| aill | unchanged | n-aill |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al͈ʲ/
Adjective
aill
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of aile
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːl͈ʲ/
Noun
aill
- Alternative spelling of áill
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| aill | unchanged | n-aill |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||