dual

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin dualis (“two”), from duo (“two”), + adjective suffix -alis

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

dual (not comparable)

  1. Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
  2. Double.
    dual-headed computer
  3. (grammar) Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two of something, such as a pair of shoes, in the context of the singular, plural and in some languages, trial grammatical number. Modern Arabic displays a dual number, as did Homeric Greek.

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[edit] Translations

having two components
double
in grammar
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  • Interlingua: dual
  • Latin: dualis
  • Romanian: dual

[edit] Noun

dual (plural duals)

  1. Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.
  2. (geometry) Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.
    The octahedron is the dual of the cube.
  3. (grammar) dual number The grammatical number of a noun marking two of something (as in singular, dual, plural), sometimes referring to two of anything (a couple of, exactly two of), or a chirality-marked pair (as in left and right, as with gloves or shoes) or in some languages as a discourse marker, "between you and me". A few languages display trial number.
  4. (mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.

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[edit] Translations

grammatical number of a noun marking two of something

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [d̪ˠuəl̪ˠ]

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Irish dúal (“tress, lock of hair”), from Proto-Celtic *doklo-, from Proto-Indo-European *dok̑-lo- (compare Icelandic tagl (“horse's tail”), Old English tægel, English tail).

[edit] Noun

dual m.

  1. lock, tress
  2. wisp, tuft
  3. ply, strand
  4. twist, twine
  5. spiral, whirl
[edit] Declension
First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dual duail
Vocative a dhuail a dhuala
Genitive duail dual
Dative dual duail

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dual na duail
Genitive an duail na ndual
Dative leis an dual

don dual

 leis na duail
[edit] Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dual dhual ndual
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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[edit] Verb

dual

  1. to twine
  2. to braid, coil
  3. to interlace, fold
[edit] Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present dualaim dualann tú;
dualair†		 dualann sé, sí dualaimid dualann sibh dualann siad;
dualaid†		 dualtar
past dhual mé;
dhualas†		 dhual tú;
dhualais†		 dhual sé, sí dhualamar dhual sibh;
dhualabhair†		 dhual siad;
dhualadar†		 dualadh
future dualfaidh mé;
dualfad†		 dualfaidh tú;
dualfair†		 dualfaidh sé, sí dualfaimid;
dualfam†		 dualfaidh sibh dualfaidh siad;
dualfaid†		 dualfar
past habitual dhualainn dhualtá dhualadh sé, sí dhualaimis dhualadh sibh dhualaidís dhualtaí
imperative dualaim dual dualadh sé, sí dualaimis dualaigí dualaidís dualtar
conditional dhualfainn dhualfá dhualfadh sé, sí dhualfaimis dhualfadh sibh dhualfaidís dhualfaí
subjunctive present duala mé;
dualad†		 duala tú;
dualair†		 duala sé, sí dualaimid duala sibh duala siad;
dualaid†		 dualtar
past dualainn dualtá dualadh sé, sí dualaimis dualadh sibh dualaidís dualtaí
verbal noun dualadh
past participle dualta

† Dialect form

[edit] Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dual dhual ndual
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

dual m.

  1. dowel
  2. knot (in timber)
[edit] Declension
First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dual duail
Vocative a dhuail a dhuala
Genitive duail dual
Dative dual duail

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dual na duail
Genitive an duail na ndual
Dative leis an dual

don dual

 leis na duail
[edit] Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dual dhual ndual
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Adjective

dual

  1. native, natural
  2. proper, fitting
  3. in the natural order of things
  4. fated
  5. possible
[edit] Declension
Declension of dual
First Declension
Positive Singular Plural (m/f)
masc. fem. (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative dual duala
Vocative duail dual duala
Genitive duail duaile duala dual
Dative dual duala
Comparative/Superlative duaile
[edit] Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dual dhual ndual
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
[edit] Usage notes

Used with the copula, is: Is dual dó a bheith leisciúil - "He is naturally lazy."

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Noun

dual m. (genitive duail, plural dualan)

  1. birthright

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

dual m. and f. (plural duales)

  1. dual
  2. (grammar) dual
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