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Meaning of -áil | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
aːlʲ

Definitions

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

Examples

“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”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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