dála

See also: dala, daļa, daļā, and dała

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɑːlˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠæːlˠə/

Noun

dála f

1. genitive singular of dáil

Preposition

dála (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. just like

   Synonyms: amhail, ar chuma, ar nós, cosúil le, fearacht, mar

   dála gach aon duine eile ― just like anybody else

2. as regards

Derived terms

• dála an scéil (“by the way, incidentally”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dála	dhála	ndála
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dála”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN