-áil

Sainmhínithe

1. suffix used to form verbal nouns
   feminine, morpheme
2. suffix used productively to form denominative verbs and their associated verbal nouns
   morpheme

Samplaí

“fáil, formerly spelled fagháil, verbal noun of faigh⟳ (“to get”)”

“gabháil, verbal noun of gabh⟳ (“to take”)”

“iarann (“iron”) + -áil → iarnáil (“to iron”)”

“spág (“a big, clumsy foot”) + -áil → spágáil (“to shamble, trudge”)”

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