diabhal
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish díabul,[2] from Latin diabolus (“devil”), from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiəl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲauəlˠ/, /ˈdʲauəl̪ˠ/[3] (corresponding to the form deabhal)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɨ̞wəlˠ/, /ˈdʲɨ̞wəl̪ˠ/, /ˈdʲɪwəlˠ/, /ˈdʲɪwəl̪ˠ/[4]
Noun edit
diabhal m (genitive singular diabhail, nominative plural diabhail)
- devil
- Synonym: áibhirseoir
- Ní dual don diabhal bheith díomhaoin
- No rest for the wicked
- (literally, “It is not in the devil's nature to be idle”)
Declension edit
Declension of diabhal
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- crosdiabhal (“Devil’s imp, mischievous person”)
- diabhal Tasmánach (“Tasmanian devil”)
- diabhaldánacht f (“devilry, diabolic art”)
- diabhalta (“mischievous; very”, adjective)
- diabhlaí (“diabolic, devilish”, adjective)
- diabhlaíocht f (“devilry”)
- diabhlánach m (“mischievous person; rogue, rascal”)
- diabhlóir m (“wicked person; mischievous person”)
See also edit
- diucs (euphemism)
Determiner edit
diabhal
- (colloquial) no, not a (emphatic)
- diabhal focal ― not a single word
- diabhal duine ― no one at all
Synonyms edit
- don deabhal (Connacht)
- don diabhal
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| diabhal | dhiabhal | ndiabhal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ “diabhal”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 díabul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 74
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 134, page 51
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 48, page 22
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diabhal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish díabul,[1] from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diabhal m (genitive singular diabhail, plural diabhlan or diabhail)
Derived terms edit
- ban-diabhal (“female devil, fury”)
- diabhal Tasmanach (“Tasmanian devil”)
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| diabhal | dhiabhal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 díabul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language