umhal
See also: ùmhal
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /uəl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /uːlˠ/, /uːl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ũːlˠ/, /ũːl̪ˠ/[1]
Adjective
editumhal (genitive singular masculine umhail, genitive singular feminine umhaile, plural umhla, comparative umhaile)
- humble, submissive
- dutiful, obedient
- supple
- (nominalized, masculine) humble, submissive person; dutiful, obedient person; supple person
Declension
editDeclension of umhal
Derived terms
edit- anumhal (“disobedient”)
- easumhal (“disobedient”)
- íon umhal (“pure and humble”)
- le croí umhal (“with a humble heart”)
- neamhumhal (“disobedient”)
- umhal ábalta (“willing and able”)
- umhal éasca (“lithe and swift”)
- umhlaíocht f (“obedience”)
Related terms
editMutation
editIrish 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
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 23
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “umhal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN