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Asal
asal
asal
See also: Asal
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish asal (“ass, she-ass”), from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈasˠəlˠ/
Noun
asal m (genitive singular asail, nominative plural asail)
Declension
Declension of asal
- Traditional dative plural: asalaibh
Derived terms
- láir asail (“she-ass”)
- searrach asail (“donkey’s foal”)
- stail asail (“jackass”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
asal | n-asal | hasal | t-asal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “asal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “asal” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 11.
- "asal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈasal/
Noun
asal m, f
Inflection
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Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
asal | unchanged | n-asal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “asal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish asal, from Latin asellus.
Noun
asal m (genitive singular asail, plural asalan)
Derived terms
- asal-stiallach (“zebra”)
References
- “asal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Turkish
Adjective
asal (comparative daha asal, superlative en asal)
- (chemistry) noble (gas)
- (linguistics) cardinal
- (mathematics) prime (number)
Synonyms
- esasi