vitrial

vitrial

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).

Noun

vitrial m (genitive singular vitriail)

1. (chemistry, metallurgy) vitriol

Declension

Declension of vitrial

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative vitrial Vocative a vitriail Genitive vitriail Dative vitrial

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an vitrial Genitive an vitriail Dative leis an vitrial don vitrial

Derived terms

• vitrial geal (“white vitriol”)
• vitrial glas (“green vitriol”)
• vitrial gorm (“blue vitriol”)

External links

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