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Webster 1913 Edition
Abhal
‖
Ab′hal
,Noun.
The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies.
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ábhal
ábhal
See also: abhal
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
ábhal (genitive singular masculine ábhail, genitive singular feminine áibhle, plural ábhala, comparative áibhle)
Declension
Declension of ábhal
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ábhal | ábhal¹ | ábhala³ | |
| Vocative | ábhail¹ | ábhal¹ | ábhala | |
| Genitive | ábhail¹ | áibhle | ábhala | ábhal |
| Dative | ábhal² | ábhal¹; (archaic) ábhail¹ |
ábhala³ | |
| Comparative | áibhle | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- ábhalchéim f (“giant-stride”)
- ábhalmhór (“colossal”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ábhal | n-ábhal | hábhal | t-ábhal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ábhal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.