Irish

Noun

uaisle f ‎(genitive singular uaisle)

1. nobility
   1. persons of rank
   2. quality of nobility

      Proverb: Eochair uaisle éadach.‎ ― Fine feathers make fine birds.

2. (literary) favour, bounty

Declension

Derived terms

• uaisle fola ‎(“noble blood”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

uaisle

1. genitive singular feminine of uasal
2. nominative plural of uasal
3. vocative plural of uasal
4. dative plural of uasal
5. strong genitive plural of uasal
6. comparative degree of uasal

Noun

uaisle m pl

1. plural of uasal

Mutation

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish úaisle f ‎(“nobility, dignity”), from úasal (modern uasal).

Noun

uaisle f

1. nobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel extraction, high birth, gentlemanly manners
2. liberality, generosity

Alternative forms

• uaillse
• uailse (Laggan)

Derived terms

Adjective

uaisle

1. comparative degree of uasal

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
• “1 úaisle” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.