# agaill
## Irish
### Etymology 1

Possibly derived from Old Irish acclaid (“act of fishing”)?

#### Noun

agaill f (genitive singular agaille, nominative plural agaillí)
* earthworm
    Synonyms: anglach, cuideog, péist talún
* cantankerous person

##### Declension

Second declension
* Alternative plural: agailleacha (sense 2)

##### Alternative forms

* agailt, angailt

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish ad·gládathar (“address, speak to, converse with”).

#### Verb

agaill (present analytic agallann, future analytic agallfaidh, verbal noun agallamh, past participle agalltha)
* (transitive) address, speak to, converse with
* (transitive) interview
* (transitive) Alternative form of agair (“plead, entreat; avenge, retribute; sue”)

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | agallaim | agallann tú; agallair$^†$ | agallann sé, sí | agallaimid | agallann sibh | agallann siad; agallaid$^†$ | a agallann; a agallas / a n-agallann* | agalltar |
| indicative | past | d'agall mé; d'agallas / agall mé‡; agallas‡ | d'agall tú; d'agallais / agall tú‡; agallais‡ | d'agall sé, sí / agall sé, sí‡ | d'agallamar; d'agall muid / agallamar‡; agall muid‡ | d'agall sibh; d'agallabhair / agall sibh‡; agallabhair‡ | d'agall siad; d'agalladar / agall siad; agalladar‡ | a d'agall / ar agall* | agalladh; hagalladh$^†$ |
| indicative | past habitual | d'agallainn / agallainn‡; n-agallainn‡‡ | d'agalltá / agalltá‡; n-agalltá‡‡ | d'agalladh sé, sí / agalladh sé, sí‡; n-agalladh sé, sí‡‡ | d'agallaimis; d'agalladh muid / agallaimis‡; agalladh muid‡; n-agallaimis‡‡; n-agalladh muid‡‡ | d'agalladh sibh / agalladh sibh‡; n-agalladh sibh‡‡ | d'agallaidís; d'agalladh siad / agallaidís‡; agalladh siad‡; n-agallaidís‡‡; n-agalladh siad‡‡ | a d'agalladh / a n-agalladh* | d'agalltaí / agalltaí‡; n-agalltaí‡‡ |
| future | future | agallfaidh mé; agallfad | agallfaidh tú; agallfair$^†$ | agallfaidh sé, sí | agallfaimid; agallfaidh muid | agallfaidh sibh | agallfaidh siad; agallfaid$^†$ | a agallfaidh; a agallfas / a n-agallfaidh* | agallfar |
| conditional | conditional | d'agallfainn / agallfainn‡; n-agallfainn‡‡ | d'agallfá / agallfá‡; n-agallfá‡‡ | d'agallfadh sé, sí / agallfadh sé, sí‡; n-agallfadh sé, sí‡‡ | d'agallfaimis; d'agallfadh muid / agallfaimis‡; agallfadh muid‡; n-agallfaimis‡‡; n-agallfadh muid‡‡ | d'agallfadh sibh / agallfadh sibh‡; n-agallfadh sibh‡‡ | d'agallfaidís; d'agallfadh siad / agallfaidís‡; agallfadh siad‡; n-agallfaidís‡‡; n-agallfadh siad‡‡ | a d'agallfadh / a n-agallfadh* | d'agallfaí / agallfaí‡; n-agallfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go n-agalla mé; go n-agallad$^†$ | go n-agalla tú; go n-agallair$^†$ | go n-agalla sé, sí | go n-agallaimid; go n-agalla muid | go n-agalla sibh | go n-agalla siad; go n-agallaid$^†$ | — | go n-agalltar |
| subjunctive | past | dá n-agallainn | dá n-agalltá | dá n-agalladh sé, sí | dá n-agallaimis; dá n-agalladh muid | dá n-agalladh sibh | dá n-agallaidís; dá n-agalladh siad | — | dá n-agalltaí |
| imperative | imperative | agallaim | agall | agalladh sé, sí | agallaimis | agallaigí; agallaidh$^†$ | agallaidís | — | agalltar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | agallamh | agallamh | agallamh | agallamh | agallamh | agallamh | agallamh | agallamh |
| past participle | past participle | agalltha | agalltha | agalltha | agalltha | agalltha | agalltha | agalltha | agalltha |
*indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

##### Alternative forms

* aigill

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “acclaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ad·gládathar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language