ábhaillí
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
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Noun
ábhaillí f (genitive singular ábhaillí)
- playfulness, mischievousness
- (as verbal noun) tinkering, playing mischievously
- Synonyms: ábhailleacht, ábhaillíocht
Declension
Declension of ábhaillí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ábhaillí
- inflection of ábhailleach (“playful, mischievous”):
- genitive singular feminine
- comparative degree
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ábhaillí | n-ábhaillí | hábhaillí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Entries containing “ábhaillí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ábhaillí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ábhaillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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