uaill

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish úall, from Proto-Celtic *ouxslā, from *ouxselos (“high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uəl̠ʲ/

Noun

uaill f (genitive singular uaille, nominative plural uailleacha)

1. (uncountable) vanity, pride
2. wail; howl, yell
3. lightheaded, scatterbrained, person; vain person

Declension

Declension of uaill (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative uaill uailleacha vocative a uaill a uailleacha genitive uaille uailleacha dative uaill uailleacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an uaill na huailleacha genitive na huaille na n-uailleacha dative leis an uaill don uaill leis na huailleacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of uaill

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaill	n-uaill	huaill	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) “uaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uaill”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “uaill”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Old Irish úall

Noun

uaill f (genitive singular uaille, no plural)

1. vanity, pride, arrogance

Usage notes

• Used both in the negative and positive sense of "pride".

Mutation

Mutation of uaill

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaill	n-uaill	h-uaill	t-uaill

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