atal

See also: åtal and -atal

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ahak
• atak
• atol
• atot

Etymology

A minced oath of atay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tal

Interjection

atal

1. an expression of anger, surprise, excitement, etc.

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle English adel (whence modern English addle, attle), from Old English adela, from Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz.

Noun

atal m (uncountable)

1. attle, deads, junk, mine waste, refuse, rubbish

Derived terms

• atal mor (“flotsam and jetsam”)
• atal nuklerek (“nuclear waste”)
• atalgist (“dustbin, waste paper basket”)
• atalwas (“dustman, refuse collector”)
• boos atal (“junk food”)
• kleudhyans atal (“landfill”)

References

• “atal” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Irish

Noun

atal m (genitive singular atail, nominative plural atail)

1. alternative form of aiteall (“fine spell between showers”)

Declension

Declension of atal (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative atal atail vocative a atail a atala genitive atail atal dative atal atail forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-atal na hatail genitive an atail na n-atal dative leis an atal don atal leis na hatail

Mutation

Mutated forms of atal

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
atal	n-atal	hatal	t-atal

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “atal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• atall (non-standard since 1917)

Etymology

From Old Norse atall, from Proto-Germanic *atalaz (“fierce; terrible, loathsome; hideous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑː.tɑl/

Adjective

atal (neuter atalt, definite singular and plural atale)

1. petulant, irritable

References

• “atal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• alta, Alta, laat, lata, tala

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adverb

atal

1. alternative form of aital

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtal/ [aˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧tal

Adjective

atal m or f (masculine and feminine plural atales)

1. obsolete form of tal

Further reading

• “atal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Sundanese

Etymology

From Javanese ꦄꦠꦭ꧀ (atal, “orpiment”), ultimately from Sanskrit हरिताल (haritāla, “yellow orpiment”). Cognate with Malay hartal.

Noun

atal

1. orpiment, a kind of yellow arsenic
2. (by extension) A somewhat dark yellowish orange color; ochre.

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References

• "ATAL", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔatal/ [ʔɑˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧tal

Noun

atal (Sulat Sūg spelling اَتَلْ)

1. lipstick

Tboli

Noun

atal

1. lipstick

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh attal. By surface analysis, ad- +‎ dal (“capture, hold fast”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatal/

Verb

atal (first-person singular present ataliaf)

1. to prevent, stop
2. to hinder, impede

Conjugation

Conjugation of atal (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	ataliaf	ateli	etyl	ataliwn	ateliwch	ataliant	atelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	ataliwn	atelit	ataliai	ataliem	ataliech	atalient	atelid
preterite	ateliais	ateliaist	ataliodd	ataliasom	ataliasoch	ataliasant	ataliwyd
pluperfect	ataliaswn	ataliasit	ataliasai	ataliasem	ataliasech	ataliasent	ataliasid, ataliesid
present subjunctive	ataliwyf	ateliech	atalio	ataliom	atalioch	ataliont	atalier
imperative	—	atal	atalied	ataliwn	ateliwch, ataliwch	atalient	atalier
verbal noun	atal
verbal adjectives	ataliedig ataliadwy

Conjugation of atal (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	atalia i, ataliaf i	atali di	atalith o/e/hi, ataliff e/hi	ataliwn ni	ataliwch chi	atalian nhw
conditional	ataliwn i, ataliswn i	ataliet ti, ataliset ti	ataliai fo/fe/hi, atalisai fo/fe/hi	atalien ni, atalisen ni	ataliech chi, atalisech chi	atalien nhw, atalisen nhw
preterite	ataliais i, atalies i	ataliaist ti, ataliest ti	ataliodd o/e/hi	atalion ni	atalioch chi	atalion nhw
imperative	—	atalia	—	—	ataliwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

• Obsolete form of third-person singular present/future: eteil

Derived terms

• ataliad (“prevention, obstruction”)

Noun

atal m (plural atalion)

1. impediment, hindrance
2. stammer

Derived terms

• atal imiwnedd (“immunosuppression”)
• atal maesa (“constipation”)
• ataliol (“preventative”)
• diatal (“unimpeded”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of atal

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
atal	unchanged	unchanged	hatal

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “atal”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “atal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies