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apstal
apstal
Irish
Noun
apstal m (genitive singular apstail, nominative plural apstail)
- Alternative form of aspal (“apostle”)
Declension
Declension of apstal
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| apstal | n-apstal | hapstal | t-apstal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "apstal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).
Noun
apstal m
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- apstalacda (“apostolic”, adj)
- apstalacht f (“apostleship; apostolate”)
- apstalda (“apostolic”, adj)
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| apstal | unchanged | n-apstal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “apstal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.