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ailp

ailp

Irish

Noun

ailp f ‎(genitive singular ailpe, nominative plural ailpeanna)

lump, chunk
knob

Declension

Declension of ailp

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ailp	ailpeanna
Vocative	a ailp	a ailpeanna
Genitive	ailpe	ailpeanna
Dative	ailp	ailpeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ailp	na hailpeanna
Genitive	na hailpe	na n-ailpeanna
Dative	leis an ailp don ailp	leis na hailpeanna

Alternative plural: ailpeacha, ailpreacha

Derived terms

ailp de dhuine ‎(“chunky person”)
grá don ailp, grá na hailpe ‎(“cupboard love”)

Noun

ailp m

genitive singular of alp

Mutation

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

References

"ailp" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɫp/

Noun

ailp m

Alternative form of alp

Noun

ailp

genitive singular of alp

Noun

ailp m

elephant

Synonyms

ailbhean

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailp	n-ailp	h-ailp	t-ailp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.