aingeal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, messenger).

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæɲɟəl/

Noun

aingeal m (genitive singular aingil, nominative plural aingil)

  1. (religion) angel
  2. fire; lighted coal
  3. (numismatics) angel-noble

Declension

  • Irregular vocative plural: aingle

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aingeal n-aingeal haingeal t-aingeal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, messenger).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈãĩŋʲkʲəl̪ˠ/

Noun

aingeal m (genitive singular aingil, plural aingil or ainglean)

  1. angel
  2. messenger
  3. (euphemistic) fire
  4. (dated) light, sunshine

Derived terms

  • àrd-aingeal m (archangel)
  • càr-aingeal m (guardian angel)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aingealn-aingealh-aingealt-aingeal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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