ainfheoil

Irish

Alternative forms

• aimhfheoil, ainbhfeoil

Etymology

From ain- +‎ feoil (“flesh, meat”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈanˠɔlʲ/, [ˈanˠɔi̯lʲ]^[1]

Noun

ainfheoil f (genitive singular ainfheola)

1. (pathology) proud flesh

Declension

Declension of ainfheoil (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainfheoil vocative a ainfheoil genitive ainfheola dative ainfheoil forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ainfheoil genitive na hainfheola dative leis an ainfheoil don ainfheoil

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainfheoil

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainfheoil	n-ainfheoil	hainfheoil	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 439, page 141

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ainḟeoil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 13
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainfheoil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN