apstal

apstal

Irish

Noun

apstal m (genitive singular apstail, nominative plural apstail)

1. Alternative form of aspal (“apostle”)

Declension

Declension of apstal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative apstal apstail Vocative a apstail a apstala Genitive apstail apstal Dative apstal apstail

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-apstal na hapstail Genitive an apstail na n-apstal Dative leis an apstal don apstal leis na hapstail

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
apstal	n-apstal	hapstal	t-apstal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "apstal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabstal/

Noun

apstal m

1. (Christianity) apostle

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• apstalacda, apstalda (“apostolic”, adjective)
• apstalacht f (“apostleship; apostolate”)

 

Descendants

• Irish: aspal
• Manx: ostyl
• Scottish Gaelic: abstol, ostal

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
apstal	unchanged	n-apstal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “apstal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.