áith aoil
Irish
Etymology
From áith (“kiln”) + aol (“lime”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ãːç ˈiːlʲ/, [ãːi̯ç ˈiːlʲ]
Noun
áith aoil f (genitive singular áithe aoil, nominative plural áitheanna aoil)
- limekiln
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áith aoil | n-áith aoil | háith aoil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "áith" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57