ascaill
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== Irish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ascall (Ulster)
ascail, asgail, asgaill, asgall, oscaill, osgaill (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Irish ascall, from Vulgar Latin ascella, from Latin axilla (whence also Old Irish oxal). Cognate with Welsh asgell.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠkəl̠ʲ/, /ˈasˠkəl̠ʲ/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈaːsˠkəl̠ʲ], /ˈæsˠkəl̠ʲ/
IPA(key): /ˈasˠkəl̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form ascall)
IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠkəlʲ/
=== Noun ===
ascaill f (genitive singular ascaille, nominative plural ascaillí)
armpit
recess
(in street names) avenue, boulevard
(botany, anatomy) axil, axilla
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(avenue): aibhinne
(boulevard): búlbhaird
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
asclán (“gusset”)
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ascaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN