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/

Adjective

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

1. humble, submissive
2. dutiful, obedient
3. supple
4. (nominalized, masculine) humble, submissive person; dutiful, obedient person; supple person

Declension

Declension of umhal

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	umhal	umhal	umhla
Vocative	umhail		umhla
Genitive		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.

Further reading

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