anáil

See also: anail

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anál (“breathing, breath”) (verbal noun of anaid), from Proto-Celtic *anatlā.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /əˈnɑːl/

Noun

anáil f (genitive singular anála, nominative plural análacha)

1. breath

   Tharraing sé anáil.

   He drew a breath.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 99:

     wil šēd bĭō fōs? tā n ənā́l in̄təb.

     [An bhfuil siad beo fós? Tá an anáil iontu.]

     Are they still alive? The breath is in them.

Declension

Declension of anáil

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative anáil análacha Vocative a anáil a análacha Genitive anála análacha Dative anáil análacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an anáil na hanálacha Genitive na hanála na n-análacha Dative leis an anáil don anáil leis na hanálacha

Alternate declension

Declension of anáil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative anáil análacha Vocative a anáil a análacha Genitive anáile análacha Dative anáil análacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an anáil na hanálacha Genitive na hanáile na n-análacha Dative leis an anáil don anáil leis na hanálacha

Derived terms

• anáil a chur faoi rud (“breathe upon something; exert an influence on something”, verb)
• anáil a tharraingt (“draw a breath; breathe”, verb)
• anáil éadrom (“light, shallow, breathing”)
• anáil shaothrach (“laboured breathing”)
• anáil throm (“heavy breathing”)
• análach (“airy; aspirated; respiratory”, adjective)
• análaigh (“breathe, respire; aspirate”, verb)
• athmhúscailt anála (“artificial respiration”)
• briseadh anála (“broken wind, heaves”)
• clais anála (“gullet, throat”)
• deacair anála (“difficulty in breathing”)
• díogarnach anála (“gasping for breath”)
• duainéis anála (“laboured breathing”)
• gearr san anáil (“short of breath”)
• imshaothar anála (“extremely laboured breathing, panting”)
• luas anála (“rapid breathing, panting”)
• poll anála (“air-port”)
• puth anála (“breath of air”)
• saothar anála (“laboured breathing”)
• séideadh anála (“blowing of breath; puffing”)
• snag anála (“catch in breath”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anáil	n-anáil	hanáil	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanaːlʲ/

Noun

anáil

1. Alternative form of anál
2. dative/accusative singular of anál

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
anáil (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-anáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.