abláil

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əbˠəˈl̪ˠɑːlʲ/

Noun

abláil f (genitive singular ablála)

1. (act of) botching

Declension

Declension of abláil (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative abláil vocative a abláil genitive ablála dative abláil forms with the definite article case singular nominative an abláil genitive na hablála dative leis an abláil don abláil

Derived terms

• ablálaí m (“botcher”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of abláil

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abláil	n-abláil	habláil	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

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “abláil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abláil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abláil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “abláil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024