gabál

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gabaglā; compare Welsh gafael.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡavaːl/

Noun

gabál f

  1. taking (into possession)
  2. verbal noun of gaibid

Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gabálL gabáilL gabála
Vocative gabálL gabáilL gabála
Accusative gabáilN gabáilL gabála
Genitive gabálae gabálL gabálN
Dative gabáilL gabálib gabálib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gabál gabál
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/		 ngabál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “gabál” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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