díobháil
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See also: dìobhail
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish dígbáil (“lessening, diminishing, loss, want”), verbal noun of do·gaib (“lessens, diminishes, takes away, removes”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲiːˈvˠɑːlʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːvˠɑːl/
- (Cois Fharraige, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːwɑːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɨ̞wælʲ/
Noun[edit]
díobháil f (genitive singular díobhála, nominative plural díobhálacha)
- verbal noun of díobháil
- damage, harm
- (figurative) injury, wound
Declension[edit]
Declension of díobháil
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
díobháil (present analytic díobhálann, future analytic díobhálfaidh, verbal noun díobháil, past participle díobháilte)
- to injure
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of díobháil (first conjugation – B)
*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Synonyms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
díobháil | dhíobháil | ndíobháil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dígbál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díobháil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 41