aiteal

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

aiteal m (genitive singular aitil)

1. juniper

Declension

Declension of aiteal (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aiteal vocative a aitil genitive aitil dative aiteal forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-aiteal genitive an aitil dative leis an aiteal don aiteal

Synonyms

• biora leacra
• iúr binne
• iúr creige

Derived terms

• aiteal deilgneach (“prickly juniper”)
• aiteal Féiniceach (“Phoenician juniper”)
• aiteal peann luaidhe (“eastern red cedar”)
• aiteal Síneach (“Chinese juniper”)
• caor aitil (“juniper-berry”)
• ola aitil (“oil of juniper”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiteal

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiteal	n-aiteal	haiteal	t-aiteal

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) “aiteal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “juniper”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• aitiol

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aiteal m (genitive singular aiteil, no plural)

1. juniper (Juniperus communis)
2. colour, gloss
3. glimpse, transient view
4. breeze
5. very small portion or quantity of anything
6. music
7. light, gleam of light

Synonyms

• (juniper): aiteann

Mutation

Mutation of aiteal

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiteal	n-aiteal	h-aiteal	t-aiteal

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aiteal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN