magairle

Irish

Alternative forms
  • magarla

Etymology

From Middle Irish magarla, magairle, an alteration of Old Irish macrall, macraille f (“testicle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmˠaɡəɾˠl̠ʲə/

Noun

magairle m (genitive singular magairle, nominative plural magairlí)

  1. (anatomy) testicle, testis

Declension
Declension of magairle

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative magairle magairlí
Vocative a mhagairle a mhagairlí
Genitive magairle magairlí
Dative magairle magairlí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an magairle na magairlí
Genitive an mhagairle na magairlí
Dative leis an magairle

don mhagairle

 leis na magairlí

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
magairle mhagairle not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish magarla, magairle, an alteration of Old Irish macrall, macraille f (“testicle”).

Noun

magairle m or f (genitive singular magairle, plural magairlean)

  1. (anatomy) testicle, testis

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