amail
See also: àmail and -amail
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaṽilʲ/
Conjunction
amail (followed by indirect relative)
- Alternative form of amal
Preposition
amail (with accusative, lenites)
- Alternative form of amal
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From ad- + mall.
Noun
amail f (genitive singular amaile, plural amailean)
- evil, mischief
- hinderance
Verb
amail (past dh'amail, future amailidh, verbal noun amal or amaladh, past participle amailte)
- hinder, prevent, stop
- entangle, clog
- enfringe
- choke
Related terms
- co-amail
Etymology 2
From am (“time”) + -ail.
Adjective
amail
- seasonable, timely, in time
- temporal
Synonyms
- amanta
Antonyms
- (seasonable): eas-amail (“unseasonable”)
Etymology 3
From ad- + mill.
Adjective
amail
- broken, lost
Noun
amail m
- genitive singular of amal
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “amail”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “amail”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN