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úrscéal

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From úr (new, fresh) +‎ scéal (story), a partial calque of Italian novella.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɾˠˌʃceːlˠ/

Noun

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úrscéal m (genitive singular úrscéil, nominative plural úrscéalta)

  1. novel (work of prose fiction)

Declension

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Declension of úrscéal (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative úrscéal úrscéalta
vocative a úrscéil a úrscéalta
genitive úrscéil úrscéalta
dative úrscéal úrscéalta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-úrscéal na húrscéalta
genitive an úrscéil na n-úrscéalta
dative leis an úrscéal
don úrscéal
leis na húrscéalta

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of úrscéal
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
úrscéal n-úrscéal húrscéal t-úrscéal

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

Further reading

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