álainn, a. (gsm. ~, gsf., npl. & comp. áille). 1. Beautiful, lovely. Aghaidh, teach, áit, ~, beautiful face, house, place. Is ~ an aimsir í, it is beautiful weather. 2. Delightful. B’~ le mo chroí iad, they were my heart’s delight. 3. Thuig sé go h~ é, he understood it perfectly. (Var:gsf., npl. & comp. ~e)