English [ edit ]

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Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle English gayole, gajol, gaylle, gaille, gayle, gaile, via Old French gaiole, gayolle, gaole, from Medieval Latin gabiola, for Vulgar Latin *caveola, a diminutive of Latin cavea (“cavity, coop, cage”). See also cage.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

gaol (countable and uncountable, plural gaols)

Usage notes [ edit ]

Gaol was the more common spelling between about 1760 and 1830,[1] and is still preferred in proper names in some regions. Most Australian newspapers use jail rather than gaol, citing either narrower print width or the possibility of transposing letters in gaol to produce goal.[2] By far the most common spelling in Canada is jail, but a handful of legal writers use gaol; see for example [2], para. 26.

Synonyms [ edit ]

See also Thesaurus:jail

Verb [ edit ]

gaol (third-person singular simple present gaols, present participle gaoling, simple past and past participle gaoled)

( Commonwealth of Nations ) jail Dated spelling of

Derived terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

— see jail jail

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Anagrams [ edit ]

Irish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

gaol m (genitive singular gaoil, nominative plural gaolta)

relationship, kinship; kindred feeling relation, kin; relative relation between things, connection

Declension [ edit ]

Derived terms [ edit ]

salachar gaoil ( “ distant relationship ” )

neasghaol ( “ next of kin ” )

gaolmhar ( “ associated; relative, related; cognate ” )

Mutation [ edit ]

Irish mutation Radical Lenition Eclipsis gaol ghaol ngaol Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

gaol m (genitive singular gaoil, plural gaoil)

love, affection Tha gaol agam ort. ― I love you. (literally "is love at me on you") Ghabh i trom ghaol air. ― She fell madly in love with him.

Declension [ edit ]

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural Nominative gaol gaoil Dative gaol gaoil Genitive gaoil gaol Vocative a ghaoil a ghaola

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural Nominative an gaol na gaoil Dative a' ghaol na gaoil Genitive a' ghaoil nan gaol

Usage notes [ edit ]

The love expressed by gaol is more intimate in nature than that of gràdh.

Derived terms [ edit ]

Mutation [ edit ]

Scottish Gaelic mutation Radical Lenition gaol ghaol Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every

possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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