uile

See also: uile-

Afrikaans

Noun

uile

  1. plural of uil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • (adjective; adverb): uilig (Cois Fharraige)
  • eile

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos (all, whole, every), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ol-yo-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪlʲə/

Determiner

uile (triggers lenition)

  1. all
  2. every

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

uile

  1. all, the whole

Noun

an uile f (invariable)

  1. all, all things

Adverb

uile

  1. all, wholly, entirely

Mutation

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

References

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

Middle English

Noun

uile

  1. (Kent) Alternative form of oyle

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olyos (all, whole, every) (compare Welsh oll, Gaulish ollon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ol-yo- (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, all, whole), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)).

Determiner

uile

  1. all
    huili doíni talmanall the men of the earth
    Israheldai huliall the Israelites
    in tain do·n-airbertar in boill uiliwhen all the members are subdued
  2. whole
    int huile talamthe whole earth
    arin duiniu huiliufor the whole man

Usage notes

May occur before or after the noun it modifies; it is usually accompanied by the definite article, except when used with proper nouns.

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
uile unchanged n-uile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • uile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos.

Adverb

uile

  1. all

Adjective

uile

  1. all

Derived terms

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
  • uile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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