Definify.com

Definition 2024


Uasal

Uasal

See also: uasal and úasal

Irish

Noun

Uasal m (genitive singular Uasail, nominative plural Uaisle)

  1. Mister (as form of address)
  2. (nobility) Lord

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Uasal nUasal hUasal tUasal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

uasal

uasal

See also: Uasal and úasal

Irish

Adjective

uasal (genitive singular masculine uasail, genitive singular feminine uaisle, plural uaisle, comparative uaisle)

  1. noble, high-born, aristocratic
  2. gallant
  3. genteel
  4. lofty

Declension

Derived terms

  • éadaí uaisle (fine clothes)
  • na healaíona uaisle (the fine arts)

Noun

uasal m (genitive singular uasail, nominative plural uaisle)

  1. nobleman, aristocrat
  2. (nobility) lord

Declension

Derived terms

  • mionuasal (lesser nobleman, lordling)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uasal n-uasal huasal t-uasal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Old Irish

Adjective

uasal

  1. Alternative spelling of úasal

Noun

uasal ?

  1. Alternative spelling of úasal

Mutation

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úasal, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (to increase, enlarge).

Adjective

uasal

  1. aristocratic, noble, grand, genteel

Derived terms

Noun

uasal m (genitive singular uasail, plural uaislean)

  1. A noble

References

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