éigiall

Irish

Alternative forms

• éigciall (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish éciall. By surface analysis, éi- (“un-”) +‎ ciall (“sense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɟiəl̪ˠ/

Noun

éigiall f (genitive singular éigéille)

1. lack of reason

Declension

Declension of éigiall (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative éigiall vocative a éigiall genitive éigéille dative éigiall forms with the definite article case singular nominative an éigiall genitive na héigéille dative leis an éigiall don éigiall

Derived terms

• éigéill
• éigéillí
• éigiallaí
• éigiallmhar
• éigiallta

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of éigiall

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éigiall	n-éigiall	héigiall	not applicable

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

Further reading

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