gabál

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gabaglā; compare Welsh gafael.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡavaːl/

Noun

gabál f

taking (into possession)
verbal noun of gaibid

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gabál^L	gabáil^L	gabála^H
Vocative	gabál^L	gabáil^L	gabála^H
Accusative	gabáil^N	gabáil^L	gabála^H
Genitive	gabálae^H	gabál^L	gabál^N
Dative	gabáil^L	gabálaib, gabálib	gabálaib, gabálib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

All derivatives of gabál are feminine ā-stems. However, many of them also shared its tendency to have their dative singulars in -áil displace the nominative singular during or even before the Old Irish period.

Descendants

Middle Irish: gabáil
- Irish: gabháil, goil (possibly)
  - → English: gwall
- Manx: goaill
- Scottish Gaelic: gabhail

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gabál	gabál pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngabál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.