uncail

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English uncle, from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus (“mother's brother”, literally “little grandfather”), diminutive of avus (“grandfather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʊŋkəlʲ]
  • (Connemara) IPA(key): [ˈuːŋkəlʲ]

Noun

uncail m (genitive singular uncail, nominative plural uncailí)

  1. uncle

Declension
Declension of uncail

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative uncail uncailí
Vocative a uncail a uncailí
Genitive uncail uncailí
Dative uncail uncailí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-uncail na huncailí
Genitive an uncail na n-uncailí
Dative leis an uncail

don uncail

 leis na huncailí

Coordinate terms

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English uncle, from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus (“mother's brother”, literally “little grandfather”), diminutive of avus (“grandfather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father”).

Noun

uncail m (genitive singular uncail, plural uncailean)

  1. uncle

Usage notes

Coordinate terms
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