uncail

Borrowed from English uncle, from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus (“mother's brother”, literally “little grandfather”), diminutive of avus (“grandfather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊŋkəlʲ]
• (Connemara) IPA^(key): [ˈuːŋkəlʲ]

uncail m (genitive singular uncail, nominative plural uncailí or uncaileacha)

1. uncle

   Coordinate terms: (gender) aint, (gender) aintín, (generation) neacht, (gender, generation) nia

   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 197:

     Chuaidh sí go dtí uncail di a bhí i n‑a shagart san bhaile mhór agus fuair sí uaidh sórt éide agus giúrléidí beaga éigin eile.

     She went to an uncle of hers who was a priest in the city and from him she got a variety of vestments and some other small accessories.

• Alternative plural: uncaileacha (Cois Fharraige)

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

Borrowed from English uncle, from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus (“mother's brother”, literally “little grandfather”), diminutive of avus (“grandfather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father”).

uncail m (genitive singular uncail, plural uncailean)

1. uncle

   Coordinate term: (gender) antaidh

• This form is used with proper nouns. When referring to family relationship between people, bràthair-athar and bràthair-màthar are used (for paternal and maternal uncle, respectively).

  uncail Seumas ― uncle James

  mo bhràthair-athair ― my [paternal] uncle

  am bràthair-màthar ― their [maternal] uncle