moill

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /mˠiːlʲ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /mˠəil̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠɪl̠ʲ/

Etymology 1

From mall (“slow”).

Alternative forms

• maill (archaic)

Noun

moill f (genitive singular moille, nominative plural moilleanna)

1. delay, hindrance

Declension

Declension of moill (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative moill moilleanna vocative a mhoill a mhoilleanna genitive moille moilleanna dative moill moilleanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mhoill na moilleanna genitive na moille na moilleanna dative leis an moill don mhoill leis na moilleanna

Derived terms

• gan mhoill

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maill, moill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “maill”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 458
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “moill”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 483
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

moill m

1. vocative/genitive singular of moll (“heap; large amount, large number”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of moill

radical	lenition	eclipsis
moill	mhoill	not applicable

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