gandal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ganndal m (gander), borrowed from Old English ganra (modern gander).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [ˈɡaun̪ˠd̪ˠəl̪ˠ]

Noun

gandal m (genitive singular gandail, nominative plural gandail)

  1. gander (adult male goose)
    Coordinate terms: , góislín
  2. (figuratively) cackler, senseless talker

Declension

Derived terms

  • coiscéim gandail (goose-step)
  • gandal eala (cobswan)

Descendants

  • Yola: gandet, gandelt (preterite)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gandal ghandal ngandal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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