giall

See also: gíall

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟiəl̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gíall (“jaw”).

Noun

giall m (genitive singular géill, nominative plural gialla)

1. jaw
2. jamb (of door, etc.)

Declension

Declension of giall

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative giall gialla Vocative a ghéill a ghialla Genitive géill giall Dative giall gialla

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an giall na gialla Genitive an ghéill na ngiall Dative leis an ngiall don ghiall leis na gialla

Etymology 2

From Old Irish gíall (“hostage”), from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (compare Welsh gwystl).

Noun

giall m (genitive singular géill, nominative plural gialla)

1. hostage

   Synonym: brá

Declension

Declension of giall

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative giall gialla Vocative a ghéill a ghialla Genitive géill giall Dative giall gialla

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an giall na gialla Genitive an ghéill na ngiall Dative leis an ngiall don ghiall leis na gialla

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
giall	ghiall	ngiall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “giall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 361
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲiəl̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gíall (“jaw”).

Noun

giall f (genitive singular gialla or gèille, plural giallan or gèillean)

1. jaw, jowl

Etymology 2

From Old Irish gíall (“hostage”), from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (compare Welsh gwystl).

Noun

giall m (genitive singular gialla, plural giallan)

1. hostage, pledge

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
giall	ghiall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.