Irish

Alternative forms

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

Determiner

uile ‎(triggers lenition)

1. all
2. every

Synonyms

• (every): gach uile

Derived terms

• uile-

Adjective

uile

1. all, the whole

Noun

an uile f ‎(invariable)

1. all, all things

Adverb

uile

1. all, wholly, entirely

Mutation

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.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• huile
• hule
• ule

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 talman‎ ― all the men of the earth

   Israheldai huli‎ ― all the Israelites

   in tain do·n-airbertar in boill uili‎ ― when all the members are subdued

2. whole

   int huile talam‎ ― the whole earth

   arin duiniu huiliu‎ ― for 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

• uilide

Descendants

• Irish: uile
• Scottish Gaelic: uile
• Manx: ooilley

Mutation

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

• a h-uile ‎(“every, each”)
• Fèill nan Naoimh Uile ‎(“All Saints' Day”)
• na h-uile ‎(“all”, noun)
• nuair a thig air duine, thig air uile ‎(“it never rains but it pours”)
• uile-bheist ‎(“monster”)
• See also: Category:Scottish Gaelic words prefixed with uile-

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 0 901771 92 9
• “uile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.