dìle
See also: dile
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editdìle f (dative singular dìlinn, genitive singular dìleann, plural dìleannan)
- downpour, heavy rain
- deluge, flood
- gu dìlinn ― forever; until the end of time (literally, “until the flood”)
Related terms
edit- dìleach (“deluging, rainy”)
- an Dìle Ruadh (“the Deluge, Noah’s Flood”)
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
dìle | dhìle |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |