dál

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dal"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dalь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaːl]

Noun

dál f

1. a great distance

   Synonyms: dále, dálka

Declension

Declension of dál (mixed i-stem [type 'noc'] feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	dál	dáli
genitive	dáli	dálí
dative	dáli	dálím
accusative	dál	dáli
vocative	dáli	dáli
locative	dáli	dálích
instrumental	dálí	dálemi

Related terms

adverbs

• zdáli

Adverb

dál

1. further

   Synonym: dále

Derived terms

• jen tak dál

Further reading

• “dál”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dál”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dál”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
• “dál” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːl/

Adverb

dál

1. now (emphatic)

See also

• dal

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dālom, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to share, divide”).

Noun

dál n

1. part, share
2. land in which a tribe lives

Inflection

Neuter o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dálN	dálN	dálL, dála
vocative	dálN	dálN	dálL, dála
accusative	dálN	dálN	dálL, dála
genitive	dáilL	dál	dálN
dative	dálL	dálaib	dálaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• dáilid

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *datlā.

Noun

dál f

1. meeting, encounter
2. assembly, conference
3. case, matter, affair
4. dispute, cause
5. judgement, decree, sentence
6. ordinance, law

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dálL	dáilL	dálaH
vocative	dálL	dáilL	dálaH
accusative	dáilN	dáilL	dálaH
genitive	dáileH	dálL	dálN
dative	dáilL	dálaib	dálaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: dáil
• Scottish Gaelic: dàil

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dál f

1. distribution, dispensing

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dálL	dáilL	dálaH
vocative	dálL	dáilL	dálaH
accusative	dáilN	dáilL	dálaH
genitive	dáileH	dálL	dálN
dative	dáilL	dálaib	dálaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·dál

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of dáilid

Mutation

Mutation of dál

radical	lenition	nasalization
dál	dál pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndál

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 dál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “4 dál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language