umhal

See also: ùmhal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /uəl̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /uːlˠ/, /uːl̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ũːlˠ/, /ũːl̪ˠ/[1]

Adjective

umhal (genitive singular masculine umhail, genitive singular feminine umhaile, plural umhla, comparative umhaile)

humble, submissive
dutiful, obedient
supple
(nominalized, masculine) humble, submissive person; dutiful, obedient person; supple person

Declension

Declension of umhal

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	umhal	umhal	umhla
Vocative	umhail	umhal	umhla
Genitive	umhail	umhale	umhla	umhal
Dative	umhal	umhal; umhail (archaic)	umhla
Comparative	níos umhale
Superlative	is umhale

Derived terms

anumhal (“disobedient”)
easumhal (“disobedient”)
íon umhal (“pure and humble”)
le croí umhal (“with a humble heart”)
neamhumhal (“disobedient”)
umhal ábalta (“willing and able”)
umhal éasca (“lithe and swift”)
umhlaíocht f (“obedience”)

Related terms

umhlaigh (“to humble”, verb)
umhlóid f (“humility”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
umhal	n-umhal	humhal	t-umhal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 23

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “umhal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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