dísle
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English dees (“dice”); the origin of the -le is unclear.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdísle m (genitive singular díslí, nominative plural)
- die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
Declension
editDeclension of dísle
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dísle | dhísle | ndísle |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dísle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dísle”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 246
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dísle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN