duille
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish duille (“leaf; page”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editduille m (genitive singular duille, nominative plural duillí)
- (botany) leaf
- (collective) leaves, foliage
- (anatomy) eyelid
- Synonym: caipín súile
- (figurative) glory, wealth
- (figurative) handout, leaflet
- Synonym: bileog
Declension
editDeclension of duille
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
duille | dhuille | nduille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “duille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “duille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “duille”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “duille”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Middle Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish duilne, from Proto-Celtic *dolinyā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”). Cognate with Welsh dail and Breton delienn, which are from a variant Proto-Celtic form *dolyā, and more distantly with Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “to bloom”).
Noun
editduille f
Derived terms
editDescendants
editMutation
editMiddle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
duille | duille pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nduille |
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), “duille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish duille (“leaf; something resembling a leaf”).
Noun
editduille f (genitive singular duille, plural duillean)
Derived terms
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
duille | dhuille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “duille”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “duille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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