uile

See also: uile-

Afrikaans

Noun

uile

  1. plural of uil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos (all, whole, every), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪlʲə/

Determiner

uile (triggers lenition)

  1. all
  2. every

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

uile

  1. all, the whole

Noun

an uile f (invariable)

  1. all, all things

Adverb

uile

  1. all, wholly, entirely

Mutation

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

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

uile

  1. (Kent) Alternative form of oyle

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos (all, whole, every) (compare Welsh oll, Gaulish ollon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, all, whole), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈulʲə/

Determiner

uile

  1. all
  2. whole

Descendants

  • Irish: uile
  • Scottish Gaelic: uile
  • Manx: ooilley

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
uileunchangedn-uile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olyos (all, whole, every) (compare Welsh oll, Gaulish ollon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, all, whole), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈulʲe]

Determiner

uile

  1. all (can also be used pronominally)
    huili doíni talmanall the men of the earth
    Israheldai huliall the Israelites
    in tain do·n-airbertar in boill uiliwhen all the members are subdued
  2. whole
    int huile talamthe whole earth
    arin duiniu huiliufor the whole man

For quotations using this term, see Citations:uile.

Usage notes

May occur before or after the noun it modifies; it is usually accompanied by the definite article, except when used with proper nouns.

Inflection

io/iā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative uile uile uile
Vocative uili
Accusative uile uili
Genitive uili uile uili
Dative uiliu uili uiliu
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative uili uili
Vocative uili
uiliu*
Accusative uili
uiliu*
Genitive uile
Dative uilib
Notes * when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
uile unchanged n-uile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈulə/

Adverb

uile

  1. all

Adjective

uile

  1. all

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “uile”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “uile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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