anail

See also: anáil

Irish

Alternative forms
  • ainil

Etymology

Borrowed from English anil, from Middle French or Portuguese anil, from Andalusian Arabic النيل (an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Persian نیل (nil, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”).

Noun

anail f (genitive singular anaile, nominative plural anailí)

  1. anil
    Synonym: plúirín

Declension
Declension of anail

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative anail anailí
Vocative a anail a anailí
Genitive anaile anailí
Dative anail anailí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an anail na hanailí
Genitive na hanaile na n-anailí
Dative leis an anail

don anail

 leis na hanailí

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

References
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “anail” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “anail” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish anál (“act of breathing; breath”) (compare modern Irish anáil), verbal noun of anaid.

Noun

anail f (genitive singular analach or anaile, plural anailean)

  1. breath
  2. breeze, air
  3. best
  4. opinion
  5. rest

Derived terms
  • anail nan speur (“wind”, literally “the breath of the skies”)
  • analachadh (“aspiration, lenition”)
  • gearr-anail (“asthma, broken wind”)
  • leig anail (“rest, have a rest”, verb)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
anailn-anailh-anailt-anail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “anail”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “anál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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