áibhéil

Irish

Alternative forms

• áibhéal
• aidhbhéil

Etymology

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Noun

áibhéil f (genitive singular áibhéile)

1. (act of) exaggerating; exaggeration

Declension

Declension of áibhéil (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative áibhéil vocative a áibhéil genitive áibhéile dative áibhéil forms with the definite article case singular nominative an áibhéil genitive na háibhéile dative leis an áibhéil don áibhéil

Derived terms

• áibhéalach (“exaggerative”, adjective)
• áibhéalaí m (“exaggerator”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of áibhéil

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áibhéil	n-áibhéil	háibhéil	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áibhéil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN