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gaol.

relationship, kinship; kindred feeling

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡeːl̪ˠ/Munster[ɡëːə̯l̪ˠ]Munster/ɡiːlˠ/Connacht/ɡiːlˠ/Ulster
  1. relationship, kinship; kindred feeling

    masculine
  2. relation, kin; relative

    masculine
  3. relation between things, connection

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish gáel (“relationship”), from Proto-Celtic *gailos (compare Lithuanian gailùs (“compassionate”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan, “gladden”), German geil (“wanton”)).

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