Irish word

moill

delay

nounfeminine/mˠiːlʲ/

moill means “delay” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /mˠiːlʲ/.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	moill
Séimhiú	mhoill

Beidh moill seachtaine ar an obair.

The work will be delayed by a week.

Bíonn moill ar litreacha gan cód poist.

Letters without a postcode tend to be delayed.

Chuir an trácht moill orm.

The traffic delayed me.

Cuireadh moill ar sheirbhísí traenach i mBaile Átha Cliath.

Train services in Dublin were delayed.

Cuireadh moill trí lá orm san aerfort.

I was delayed in the airport by three days.

Time

Dé Luain

Monday

Dé Máirt

Tuesday

Dé Céadaoin

Wednesday

Déardaoin

Thursday

Dé hAoine

Friday

Dé Sathairn

Saturday

Dé Domhnaigh

Sunday

uair

hour

Put your Irish vocabulary into practice

Start a short vocabulary session using words at your level.