neul

Irish

Noun

neul m (genitive singular néil, nominative plural neulta)

  1. Obsolete spelling of néal

Declension
Declension of neul

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative neul neulta
Vocative a néil a neulta
Genitive néil neulta
Dative neul neulta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an neul na neulta
Genitive an néil na neulta
Dative leis an neul

don neul

 leis na neulta

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nél, from Proto-Celtic *neblos (compare Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (“fog, mist”)), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Cognate with Irish néal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɲiaɫ̪/

Noun

neul m (genitive singular neòil, plural neòil)

  1. cloud
  2. giddiness, faint, swoon
    Thuit i na neul.
    She fell in a faint.
  3. complexion
  4. blemish

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