umhal
See also: ùmhal
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis.
Adjective
umhal (genitive singular masculine umhail, genitive singular feminine umhaile, plural umhla, comparative umhaile)
- humble, submissive; dutiful, obedient; ready, willing
- lithe, supple, pliant
Declension
Declension of umhal
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | umhal | umhal | umhla | |
| Vocative | umhail | umhla | ||
| Genitive | umhale | umhla | umhal | |
| Dative | umhal | umhal; umhail (archaic) | umhla | |
| Comparative | níos umhale | |||
| Superlative | is umhale | |||
Derived terms
- anumhal (“disobedient; lacking humility, proud”)
- easumhal (“disobedient; insubordinate, rebellious”)
- íon umhal (“pure and humble”)
- le croí umhal (“with a humble heart”)
- neamhumhal (“not pliant; disobedient”)
- umhal ábalta (“limber and able-bodied; willing and able”)
- umhal éasca (“lithe and swift”)
Related terms
- umhlaigh (“humble; bow, bend head or knee; submit, obey; stoop”, verb)
- umhlaíocht f (“humility; submission, obedience; dutifulness, respect”)
- umhlóid f (“humility, submission; lowly service; attendance, ministration; suppleness, pliancy, pliability; exercising, exercise”)
Noun
umhal m (genitive singular umhail, nominative plural umhail)
- humble, submissive person; dutiful, obedient person; willing person
- lithe, supple person
Declension
Declension of umhal
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| umhal | n-umhal | humhal | t-umhal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "umhal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.