ofráil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • oráil, othráil

Etymology

From Middle Irish ofráil, from Anglo-Norman ofrir (from Vulgar Latin *offerīre, from Latin offerō) + -áil.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɔfˠˈɾˠɑːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɔfˠɾˠɑːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔfˠɾˠælʲ/; /ˈɔhɾˠælʲ/ (corresponding to the form othráil)[1]

Verb

ofráil (present analytic ofrálann, future analytic ofrálfaidh, verbal noun ofráil, past participle ofráilte)

  1. to offer (present something as a gesture of worship)

Conjugation

Noun

ofráil f (genitive singular ofrála, nominative plural ofrálacha)

  1. verbal noun of ofráil
  2. (religious) offering

Declension

Mutation

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

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

Further reading

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