gualainn

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gúala (compare Scottish Gaelic gualann, Manx geaylin).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuəl̪ˠənʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuəlˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈɡuəl̪ˠən̠ʲ/

Noun

gualainn f (genitive singular gualainne, nominative plural guaillí)

1. shoulder

Declension

Declension of gualainn (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gualainn guaillí vocative a ghualainn a ghuaillí genitive gualainne guaillí dative gualainn guaillí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghualainn na guaillí genitive na gualainne na nguaillí dative leis an ngualainn don ghualainn leis na guaillí

• Alternative genitive singular forms: gualann, gualanna
• Alternative plural forms: guailleacha, gualainneacha, gualainní

Derived terms

• gualainn ar ghualainn, gualainn má gualainn (“shoulder to shoulder”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gualainn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gualainn	ghualainn	ngualainn

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) “gualainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gúala”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuəl̪ˠɪɲ/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʊɔ̝̈l̪ˠiɲ]

Noun

gualainn f

1. genitive singular of gualann

Usage notes

• Also used as a nominative form.

Mutation

Mutation of gualainn

radical	lenition
gualainn	ghualainn

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