béile

See also: beile, Beile, and bèilè

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English mel, From Old English mǣl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą. The m was changed to b as a back-formation from the mutated forms, where *méile and *mhéile were reinterpreted as mbéile and bhéile.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːlʲə/

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. meal (food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time)
    Synonyms: proinn, séire

Declension
Declension of béile

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) béilí
Vocative a bhéile a bhéilí
Genitive Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) béilí
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) béilí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) na béilí
Genitive an bhéile na mbéilí
Dative leis an mbéile

don bhéile

 leis na béilí

Derived terms
  • béile bainise
  • béile beag
  • Béile Chonáin
  • béile oíche

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
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