deil
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish deil (“a straight piece of wood in various applications”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
deil f (genitive singular deile, nominative plural deileanna)
- lathe (machine tool used to shape a piece of material)
Declension[edit]
Declension of deil
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- deil potaire (“potter's lathe”)
Verb[edit]
deil (present analytic deileann, future analytic deilfidh, verbal noun deileadh, past participle deilte)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of deil (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 |
deil | dheil | ndeil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 deil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 234
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 234
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “deil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “deil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
deil
- Alternative form of del
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
deil m (definite singular deilen, indefinite plural deilar, definite plural deilane)
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
deil (plural deils)
- devil
- 1827, Sir Walter Scott, "The Highland Widow" ch. 2, in The Chronicles of the Canongate:
- Those in the Lowland line who lay near him, and desired to enjoy their lives and property in quiet, were contented to pay him a small composition, in name of protection money, and comforted themselves with the old proverb that it was better to "fleech the deil than fight him."
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1827, Sir Walter Scott, "The Highland Widow" ch. 2, in The Chronicles of the Canongate:
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
deil
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
deil | ddeil | neil | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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