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 [The Aran Dialect], 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

Mutated forms of anáil

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anáil	n-anáil	hanáil	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) “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

Mutation of anáil

radical	lenition	nasalization
anáil (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-anáil

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