uaill
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Irish úall, from Proto-Celtic *ouxslā, from *ouxselos (“high”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /uəl̠ʲ/
=== Noun ===
uaill f (genitive singular uaille, nominative plural uailleacha)
(uncountable) vanity, pride
wail; howl, yell
lightheaded, scatterbrained, person; vain person
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
→⇒ Yola: holeyaun
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “uaill”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“uaill”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Irish úall.
=== Noun ===
uaill f (genitive singular uaille, no plural)
vanity, pride, arrogance
==== Usage notes ====
Used both in the negative and positive sense of "pride".
=== Mutation ===