See also: diül

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier deol, of which diúl was originally the dative singular, from Old Irish deol, verbal noun of denaid. In Modern Irish, the verb is denominative from the noun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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diúl m (genitive singular diúil)

  1. verbal noun of diúl
  2. suckling (feeding at the breast)
    Synonym: tál
  3. sucking (being fed at the breast)
  4. (sex, vulgar) blowjob
    Synonym: séideog

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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diúl (present analytic diúlann, future analytic diúlfaidh, verbal noun diúl, past participle diúlta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) suckle, suck (especially of babies and young animals)

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
diúl dhiúl ndiúl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 18

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