Dáil Éireann

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Irish Dáil Éireann.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɔɪ̯l ˈɛə̯ɹən/

Proper noun

Dáil Éireann

1. The lower house of the Parliament of Ireland.

Usage notes

As in the original Irish, Dáil Éireann is typically abbreviated to Dáil, which, unlike the former, is preceded by the definite article. Thus one says: a member of Dáil Éireann; but: a member of the Dáil.

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑːlʲ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠaːlʲ ˈiːɾʲən̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Dáil Éireann f (genitive Dáil Éireann)

1. the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland

Related terms

• Seanad Éireann

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Dáil Éireann	Dháil Éireann	nDáil Éireann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.