peall
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /pʲaul̪ˠ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /pʲɑːl̪ˠ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /pʲal̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish pell (“an animal's skin or fur, hence a rug or blanket, generally one for sleeping on”), borrowed from Latin pellis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”).
Noun
peall m (genitive singular pill, nominative plural pill)
- pelt, skin, hide
- Synonyms: craiceann, seithe
- rug, blanket; pallet
- piece of coarse cloth
Derived terms
- peallach
- peallóg
Etymology 2
From Old Irish pell, fell (“horse”).
Noun
peall m (genitive singular pill or peill, nominative plural pill)
- (literary) horse
- Synonym: marc
Derived terms
- púca peill
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
peall | pheall | bpeall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “peall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 pell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 pell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “peall” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰjaul̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish pell m (“an animal's skin or fur, hence a rug or blanket, generally one for sleeping on”), borrowed from Latin pellis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”).
Noun
peall m (genitive singular pill, plural peallan or pillean)
- hairy skin, hide
- couch, pallet
- veil, covering, coverlet
- bunch of matted hair
- mat
- (Lewis) tarpaulin
Verb
peall (past pheall, future peallaidh, verbal noun pealladh, past participle peallte)
- cover
- pull asunder, pluck, tear in pieces
- clot, mat (as wool)
- tease
Etymology 2
From Old Irish pell, fell m (“horse”).
Noun
peall m (genitive singular pill, plural peallan or pillean)
- horse
Derived terms
- peallag f (“shaggy hide or skin; little bunch of hair; clout; little coach or pallet; little covering; trollop, ill-dressed or ragged woman; little mat or rug; hassock; umbrella; coarse harness, primitive or ill-kept harness; cart harness; inferior wool; mat of straw; bass; sort of under pack-saddle; coarse blanket”)
- pillean m (“pack-saddle; cloth put under a pannel, cushion, pad; hassock”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
peall | pheall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “peall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 pell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 pell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language