iall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íall.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iəl̪ˠ/

Noun

iall f (genitive singular éille, nominative plural iallacha)

shoelace, bootlace, shoestring
bróg éille ― laced boot, lace-up shoe
thong (leather strip), strap
iall spoir ― spur strap
leash (long cord for animals), lead
madra ar iall ― a dog on a leash
flock (of birds flying in a line)

Declension

Declension of iall

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iall	iallacha
Vocative	a iall	a iallacha
Genitive	éille	iallacha
Dative	iall éill (in certain phrases)	iallacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an iall	na hiallacha
Genitive	na héille	na n-iallacha
Dative	leis an iall	leis na hiallacha

Derived terms

barriall (“bootlace, shoelace”)
éillín (“brood, clutch”)
iall bhrád (“martingale”)
iallach (“thongs (collective); thonged”)
iallchrann (“sandal”)
iallóg (diminutive)
sail éille (“shillelagh”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iall	n-iall	hiall	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 íall ‘thong, strap’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 íall ‘flock or flight of birds’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 390
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish íall.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iəl̪ˠ/

Noun

iall f (genitive singular èille, plural iallan)

strap, thong
lace (of shoe or boot)
leash, lead (for dog)

Synonyms

(shoelace, bootlace): barrall
(leash): lomhainn

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iall	n-iall	h-iall	t-iall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 íall ‘thong, strap’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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