guaillí

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

gualainn (“shoulder”) +‎ -í

Noun

guaillí m (genitive singular guaillí, nominative plural guaillithe)

  1. companion, comrade, body attendant
  2. champion

Declension
Declension of guaillí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative guaillí guaillithe
Vocative a ghuaillí a ghuaillithe
Genitive guaillí guaillithe
Dative guaillí guaillithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an guaillí na guaillithe
Genitive an ghuaillí na nguaillithe
Dative leis an nguaillí

don ghuaillí

 leis na guaillithe

Derived terms

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

guaillí f pl

  1. plural of gualainn

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
guaillí ghuaillí nguaillí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “guaillí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “guailniḋe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "guaillí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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