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Meaning of aill | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
ɑilʲ

Definitions

  1. cliff, precipice
  2. Equivalent to 'Cliff': A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.

Equivalents

English Cliff

Examples

“stuaic aille”

the tip of a cliff

“ar bharr na haille”

on the top of the cliff

“Aillte an Mhothair”

the Cliffs of Moher

“Is é airde na haille sin, chuala mise, trí chéad troigh.”

The height of that cliff, I have heard, is three hundred feet.

“Is é ainm na haille sin Aill na nGlasóg.”

The name of that cliff is Glassan Rock.

CEFR level

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