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gual

gual

See also: gúal

Irish

Noun

gual m (genitive singular guail)

  1. coal

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gual ghual ngual
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gúal (charcoal, coal), from Proto-Celtic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (to burn, shine).

Noun

gual m (genitive singular guail, no plural)

  1. coal

Derived terms

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • gúal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.