gualainn
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish gúala (compare Scottish Gaelic gualann, Manx geaylin).
Pronunciation
Declension
Declension of gualainn
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular forms: gualann, gualanna
- Alternative plural forms: guailleacha, gualainneacha, gualainní
Derived terms
- gualainn ar ghualainn, gualainn má gualainn (“shoulder to shoulder”)
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gualainn | ghualainn | ngualainn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gualainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gúala”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83
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