peall

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pʲaul̪ˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /pʲɑːl̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /pʲal̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish pell (“animal's skin or fur”), borrowed from Latin pellis.

Noun

peall m (genitive singular pill, nominative plural pill)

1. pelt, skin, hide

   Synonyms: craiceann, seithe

2. rug, blanket; pallet
3. piece of coarse cloth

Declension

Declension of peall (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative peall pill vocative a phill a phealla genitive pill peall dative peall pill forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an peall na pill genitive an phill na bpeall dative leis an bpeall don pheall leis na pill

Derived terms

• peallach
• peallóg

Etymology 2

From Old Irish pell, fell (“horse”), specialized use of pell (“pelt”).

Noun

peall m (genitive singular pill or peill, nominative plural pill)

1. (literary) horse

   Synonym: marc

Declension

Declension of peall (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative peall pill vocative a phill a phealla genitive pill peall dative peall pill forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an peall na pill genitive an phill na bpeall dative leis an bpeall don pheall leis na pill

Derived terms

• púca peill

Mutation

Mutated forms of peall

radical	lenition	eclipsis
peall	pheall	bpeall

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “peall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 pell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 pell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “peall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰjaul̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish pell (“animal's skin or fur”), borrowed from Latin pellis.

Noun

peall m (genitive singular pill, plural peallan or pillean)

1. hairy skin, hide
2. couch, pallet
3. veil, covering, coverlet
4. bunch of matted hair
5. mat
6. (Lewis) tarpaulin

Verb

peall (past pheall, future peallaidh, verbal noun pealladh, past participle peallte)

1. cover
2. pull asunder, pluck, tear in pieces
3. clot, mat (as wool)
4. tease

Etymology 2

From Old Irish pell, fell (“horse”), specialized use of pell (“pelt”).

Noun

peall m (genitive singular pill, plural peallan or pillean)

1. horse

Derived terms

• peallag f (“shaggy hide or skin; little bunch of hair; clout; little coach or pallet; little covering; trollop, ill-dressed or ragged woman; little mat or rug; hassock; umbrella; coarse harness, primitive or ill-kept harness; cart harness; inferior wool; mat of straw; bass; sort of under pack-saddle; coarse blanket”)
• pillean m (“pack-saddle; cloth put under a pannel, cushion, pad; hassock”)

Mutation

Mutation of peall

radical	lenition
peall	pheall

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “peall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 pell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 pell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language