umhal
See also: ùmhal
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /uəl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /uːlˠ/, /uːl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ũːlˠ/, /ũːl̪ˠ/[1]
Adjective
[edit]umhal (genitive singular masculine umhail, genitive singular feminine umhaile, plural umhla, comparative umhaile)
- humble, submissive
- dutiful, obedient
- supple
- (nominalized, masculine) humble, submissive person; dutiful, obedient person; supple person
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | umhal | umhal | umhla | |
| vocative | umhail | umhla | ||
| genitive | umhale | umhla | umhal | |
| dative | umhal | umhal; umhail (archaic) |
umhla | |
| Comparative | níos umhale | |||
| Superlative | is umhale | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- anumhal (“disobedient”)
- easumhal (“disobedient”)
- íon umhal (“pure and humble”)
- le croí umhal (“with a humble heart”)
- neamhumhal (“disobedient”)
- umhal ábalta (“willing and able”)
- umhal éasca (“lithe and swift”)
- umhlaíocht f (“obedience”)
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| umhal | n-umhal | humhal | t-umhal |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 23
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “umhal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN