eitpheil

Irish

Etymology

eit(leog) (“volley”) +‎ peil (“ball, football”); calque of English volleyball

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲfʲɛlʲ/

Noun

eitpheil f (genitive singular eitpheile, nominative plural eitpheileanna)

  1. volleyball (game; ball)

Declension
Declension of eitpheil

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eitpheil eitpheileanna
Vocative a eitpheil a eitpheileanna
Genitive eitpheile eitpheileanna
Dative eitpheil eitpheileanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an eitpheil na heitpheileanna
Genitive na heitpheile na n-eitpheileanna
Dative leis an eitpheil

don eitpheil

 leis na heitpheileanna

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eitpheil n-eitpheil heitpheil not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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