amail

See also: àmail and -amail

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaṽilʲ/

Conjunction

amail (followed by indirect relative)

  1. Alternative form of amal

Preposition

amail (with accusative, lenites)

  1. Alternative form of amal

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From ad- +‎ mall.

Noun

amail f (genitive singular amaile, plural amailean)

  1. evil, mischief
  2. hindrance

Verb

amail (past dh'amail, future amailidh, verbal noun amal or amaladh, past participle amailte)

  1. hinder, prevent, stop
  2. entangle, clog
  3. enfringe
  4. choke

Etymology 2

From am (“time”) +‎ -ail.

Adjective

amail

  1. seasonable, timely, in time
  2. temporal
Synonyms
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “seasonable”): eas-amail (“unseasonable”)

Etymology 3

From ad- +‎ mill.

Adjective

amail

  1. broken, lost

Noun

amail m

  1. genitive singular of amal

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “amail”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “amail”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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