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Irish word

uncail

uncle

nounmasculine/ˈʊŋkəlʲ/

uncail means “uncle” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈʊŋkəlʲ/.

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formuncail
Urún-uncail
Réamhlitir hhuncail
Réamhlitir tt-uncail

uncail in context

Ba mhaith liom labhairt le d'uncail.

I want to talk with your uncle.

C1

Thug m'uncail bronntanas dó.

My uncle gave him a present.

A2

An bhfaca tú m'uncail?

Did you see my uncle?

A2

Bhí mé i mBostún ar cuairt ag m'uncail agus m'aintín.

I was in Boston visiting my uncle and my aunt.

A2

Topics

Family

Related Irish words

aintín

aunt

neacht

niece

seanathair

grandfather

seanmháthair

grandmother

nia

nephew

cuid

part

fear

man

mac

son

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