dáil
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish dál, from Proto-Celtic *datlā. Compare Breton dael and Welsh dadl.
Noun edit
dáil f (genitive singular dála, nominative plural dálaí)
- tryst
- betrothal
- legislature
- (usually capitalized; in full, Dáil Éireann) the lower house of the Irish parliament
- (in the plural) conditions
- (in the plural) data
Declension edit
Declension of dáil
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
dáil (present analytic dáileann, future analytic dáilfidh, verbal noun dáileadh, past participle dáilte)
- to allocate, distribute, allot
- to pour out
Conjugation edit
conjugation of dáil (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dáil | dháil | ndáil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 121, page 65
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
·dáil
- third-person singular preterite conjunct of dáilid
dáil
Noun edit
dáil
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
dáil | dáil pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndáil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |