dùil

See also: dúil

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪̊uːl]

Etymology 1

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Noun

dùil f (genitive singular dùile, plural dùilean)

1. hope, expectation, expectancy, prospect
2. intention, thought

Derived terms

• briseadh-dùil
• mealladh-dùil

Etymology 2

From Old Irish dúil.

Noun

dùil f (genitive dùile, plural dùilean or dùiltean, genitive plural dùl)

1. (chemistry, etc.) element

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dùil	dhùil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.