cardáil

Irish

Etymology

From carda (“card (hand-held tool for preparing materials for spinning”) +‎ -áil.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kɑːɾˠˈd̪ˠɑːlʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːɾˠd̪ˠɑːlʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːɾˠd̪ˠælʲ/^[1]

Verb

cardáil (present analytic cardálann, future analytic cardálfaidh, verbal noun cardáil, past participle cardáilte)

to card (use carding device)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *cardáil* (first conjugation – B)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	cardálaim	cardálann tú; cardálair^†	cardálann sé, sí	cardálaimid; cardálann muid	cardálann sibh	cardálann siad; cardálaid^†	a chardálann; a chardálas	cardáiltear
past	chardáil mé; chardálas	chardáil tú; chardálais	chardáil sé, sí	chardálamar; chardáil muid	chardáil sibh; chardálabhair	chardáil siad; chardáladar	a chardáil	cardáladh
past habitual	chardálainn / cardálainn^‡	chardáilteá / cardáilteá^‡	chardáladh sé, sí / cardáladh sé, sí^‡	chardálaimis; chardáladh muid / cardáladh muid^‡	chardáladh sibh / cardáladh sibh^‡	chardálaidís; chardáladh siad / cardálaidís^‡; cardáladh siad^‡	a chardáladh	chardáiltí / cardáiltí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	cardálfaidh mé; cardálfad	cardálfaidh tú; cardálfair^†	cardálfaidh sé, sí	cardálfaimid; cardálfaidh muid	cardálfaidh sibh	cardálfaidh siad; cardálfaid^†	a chardálfaidh; a chardálfas	cardálfar
conditional	chardálfainn / cardálfainn^‡	chardálfá / cardálfá^‡	chardálfadh sé, sí / cardálfadh sé, sí^‡	chardálfaimis; chardálfadh muid / cardálfaimis^‡; cardálfadh muid^‡	chardálfadh sibh / cardálfadh sibh^‡	chardálfaidís; chardálfadh siad / cardálfaidís^‡; cardálfadh siad^‡	a chardálfadh	chardálfaí / cardálfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go gcardála mé; go gcardálad^†	go gcardála tú; go gcardálair^†	go gcardála sé, sí	go gcardálaimid; go gcardála muid	go gcardála sibh	go gcardála siad; go gcardálaid^†	—	go gcardáiltear
past	dá gcardálainn	dá gcardáilteá	dá gcardáladh sé, sí	dá gcardálaimis; dá gcardáladh muid	dá gcardáladh sibh	dá gcardálaidís; dá gcardáladh siad	—	dá gcardáiltí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	cardálaim	cardáil	cardáladh sé, sí	cardálaimis	cardálaigí; cardálaidh^†	cardálaidís	—	cardáiltear

past participle	cardáilte

verbal noun	cardáil

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Noun

cardáil f (genitive singular cardála, nominative plural)

verbal noun of cardáil

Declension

Declension of cardáil (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	cardáil
vocative	a chardáil
genitive	cardála
dative	cardáil

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an chardáil
genitive	na cardála
dative	leis an gcardáil don chardáil

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cardáil*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cardáil	chardáil	gcardáil

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

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 77, page 33