pailé-
See also: païle
Irish
Alternative forms
- pailéa- (before a broad consonant)
- pailéi- (before a slender consonant)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with pailé-
- pailéagrafach (“palaeographic”, adjective)
- pailéagrafaí m (“palaeographer”)
- pailéicéineach (“palaeocene”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pailé- | phailé- | bpailé- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pailé(a)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “pailé-” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “pailé-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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