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giall
giall
See also: gíall
Irish
Noun
giall m (genitive singular géill, nominative plural gialla)
- (anatomy) jaw, (lower) cheek
- (of door, etc.) cheek, jamb
- (architecture, of house) corner (of gable-end)
Declension
Declension of giall
First declension
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish gíall (“human pledge, hostage”), from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos (compare Welsh gwystl).
Noun
giall m (genitive singular géill, nominative plural gialla)
Declension
Declension of giall
First declension
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Synonyms
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| giall | ghiall | ngiall |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||