vitrial

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).

Noun

vitrial m (genitive singular vitriail)

(chemistry, metallurgy) vitriol

Declension

Declension of vitrial

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	vitrial
Vocative	a vitriail
Genitive	vitriail
Dative	vitrial

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an vitrial
Genitive	an vitriail
Dative	leis an vitrial don vitrial

Derived terms

vitrial geal (“white vitriol”)
vitrial glas (“green vitriol”)
vitrial gorm (“blue vitriol”)

Further reading

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

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