aill

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See also: àill and áill

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish all (cliff), from Proto-Celtic *ɸallo-, from Proto-Indo-European *pels- (stone).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aill f (genitive singular aille, nominative plural aillte or alltracha)

  1. (geography) cliff, precipice
    stuaic aillethe tip of a cliff
    ar bharr na hailleon the top of the cliff
    Aillte an Mhothairthe Cliffs of Moher
    Is é airde na haille sin, chuala mise, trí chéad troigh.
    The height of that cliff, I have heard, is three hundred feet.
    Is é ainm na haille sin Aill na nGlasóg.
    The name of that cliff is Glassan Rock.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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

Further reading

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Middle Irish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aill

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of aile

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
aill unchanged n-aill
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aill

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of aile

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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aill

  1. Alternative spelling of áill

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
aill
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-aill
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.