speal in Scottish Gaelic

IPA: /spjal̪ˠ/ [Lewis], /spɛl̪ˠ/ (note: Uist), /spæl̪ˠ/ (note: Barra, Skye), [spʲe̯al̪ˠ] (note: Barra, Skye) Forms: speala [genitive, singular], spealan [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Irish spelaid, said by DIL to be from Middle English pelen (“peel”), though the s- remains unexplained. The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|spelaid}} Middle Irish spelaid, {{der|gd|enm|pelen|t=peel}} Middle English pelen (“peel”) Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|speala|||||||plural|spealan||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} speal f (genitive singular speala, plural spealan), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=speala|pl=spealan}} speal f (genitive singular speala, plural spealan)

Verb

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"speal" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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