guaillí
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡuəl̠ʲiː/
Etymology 1
gualainn (“shoulder”) + -í
Noun
guaillí m (genitive singular guaillí, nominative plural guaillithe)
- companion, comrade, body attendant
- champion
Declension
Declension of guaillí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- guaillidh (obsolete)
- guaillidhe (obsolete)
- guailnidhe (obsolete)
Derived terms
- guaillíocht
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
guaillí f pl
- plural of gualainn
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
guaillí | ghuaillí | nguaillí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “guaillí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “guailniḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “guaillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN