díchéillí
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- díchéillidhe, dí-chéillidhe, díthchéillidhe, díth-chéillidhe, díthchéillighe, díth-chéillighe (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish díchéillid. By surface analysis, díchiall (“folly”) + -í. The spelling with díth- is due to association with díth (“loss, lack”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
díchéillí
Declension edit
Declension of díchéillí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | díchéillí | dhíchéillí | díchéillí; dhíchéillí² | |
| Vocative | dhíchéillí | díchéillí | ||
| Genitive | díchéillí | díchéillí | díchéillí | |
| Dative | díchéillí; dhíchéillí¹ |
dhíchéillí | díchéillí; dhíchéillí² | |
| Comparative | níos díchéillí | |||
| Superlative | is díchéillí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díchéillí | dhíchéillí | ndíchéillí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
Further reading edit
- “díchéillí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “díchéillid(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 82
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díchéillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN