díchiall
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From dí- + ciall (“sense, sanity, common sense”). The spelling with díth- is due to the influence of díth (“lack, loss”), and the form díthcéille with unlenited c shows a reinterpretation of the word as díth céille (literally “lack of sense”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲiːˈçiəl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːçiəl̪ˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːˌceːl̠ʲə/, /ˈdʲiːˌçeːl̠ʲə/[1] (corresponding to the forms dí(th)chéille and díthcéille respectively)
Noun edit
díchiall f (genitive singular díchéille)
Declension edit
Declension of díchiall
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Related terms edit
- díchéillí (“senseless, foolish”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
díchiall | dhíchiall | ndíchiall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 82
Further reading edit
- “díchiall”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “díchíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díċéille”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 240
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “díchiall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díchiall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN