campáil

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English camp + -áil (verbal suffix). Alternatively, from campa (“camp”, noun), an English loanword.

Verb

campáil (present analytic campálann, future analytic campálfaidh, verbal noun campáil, past participle campáilte)

(intransitive) camp, encamp

Conjugation

Conjugation of *campáil* (first conjugation – B)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	campálaim	campálann tú; campálair^†	campálann sé, sí	campálaimid; campálann muid	campálann sibh	campálann siad; campálaid^†	a champálann; a champálas	campáiltear
past	champáil mé; champálas	champáil tú; champálais	champáil sé, sí	champálamar; champáil muid	champáil sibh; champálabhair	champáil siad; champáladar	a champáil	campáladh
past habitual	champálainn / campálainn^‡	champáilteá / campáilteá^‡	champáladh sé, sí / campáladh sé, sí^‡	champálaimis; champáladh muid / campáladh muid^‡	champáladh sibh / campáladh sibh^‡	champálaidís; champáladh siad / campálaidís^‡; campáladh siad^‡	a champáladh	champáiltí / campáiltí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	campálfaidh mé; campálfad	campálfaidh tú; campálfair^†	campálfaidh sé, sí	campálfaimid; campálfaidh muid	campálfaidh sibh	campálfaidh siad; campálfaid^†	a champálfaidh; a champálfas	campálfar
conditional	champálfainn / campálfainn^‡	champálfá / campálfá^‡	champálfadh sé, sí / campálfadh sé, sí^‡	champálfaimis; champálfadh muid / campálfaimis^‡; campálfadh muid^‡	champálfadh sibh / campálfadh sibh^‡	champálfaidís; champálfadh siad / campálfaidís^‡; campálfadh siad^‡	a champálfadh	champálfaí / campálfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go gcampála mé; go gcampálad^†	go gcampála tú; go gcampálair^†	go gcampála sé, sí	go gcampálaimid; go gcampála muid	go gcampála sibh	go gcampála siad; go gcampálaid^†	—	go gcampáiltear
past	dá gcampálainn	dá gcampáilteá	dá gcampáladh sé, sí	dá gcampálaimis; dá gcampáladh muid	dá gcampáladh sibh	dá gcampálaidís; dá gcampáladh siad	—	dá gcampáiltí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	campálaim	campáil	campáladh sé, sí	campálaimis	campálaigí; campálaidh^†	campálaidís	—	campáiltear

past participle	campáilte

verbal noun	campáil

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

campálaí m (“camper”)

Noun

campáil m (genitive singular campála)

verbal noun of campáil

Declension

Declension of campáil (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	campáil
vocative	a champáil
genitive	campála
dative	campáil

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an campáil
genitive	an champála
dative	leis an gcampáil don champáil

Derived terms

áit champála (“camping-place”)
fearas campála (“camping equipment”)
láthair champála (“camping-ground”)
lucht campála (“campers”)
sorn campála (“camping stove”)
veain champála (“camper van”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *campáil*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
campáil	champáil	gcampáil

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “campáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN