moill

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From mall (slow).

Alternative forms

Noun

moill f (genitive singular moille, nominative plural moilleanna)

  1. delay, hindrance
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

moill m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of moll (heap; large amount, large number)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
moill mhoill not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 138, page 71
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 290, page 103
  3. moill”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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