preabán sáile

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “patch of (the) heel”.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌpʲɾʲabˠan̪ˠ ˈsˠaːlʲə/[1]

Noun

preabán sáile m (genitive singular preabáin sháile, nominative plural preabáin sháile)

  1. heeltap

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
preabán sáile phreabán sáile bpreabán sáile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 100

Further reading
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