Irish

Noun

Uasal m ‎(genitive singular Uasail, nominative plural Uaisle)

1. Mister (as form of address)
2. (nobility) Lord

Declension

Mutation

Irish

Adjective

uasal ‎(genitive singular masculine uasail, genitive singular feminine uaisle, plural uaisle, comparative uaisle)

1. noble, high-born, aristocratic
2. gallant
3. genteel
4. lofty

Declension

Derived terms

• éadaí uaisle ‎(“fine clothes”)
• na healaíona uaisle ‎(“the fine arts”)

Noun

uasal m ‎(genitive singular uasail, nominative plural uaisle)

1. nobleman, aristocrat
2. (nobility) lord

Declension

Derived terms

• mionuasal ‎(“lesser nobleman, lordling”)

Mutation

References

• "uasal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “úasal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Adjective

uasal

1. Alternative spelling of úasal

Noun

uasal ?

1. Alternative spelling of úasal

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úasal, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- ‎(“to increase, enlarge”).

Adjective

uasal

1. aristocratic, noble, grand, genteel

Derived terms

• mì-uasal

Noun

uasal m ‎(genitive singular uasail, plural uaislean)

1. A noble

References

• “úasal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.