dall
English
Noun
dall (plural dalls)
See also
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos.
Adjective
dall
Mutation
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos (compare Welsh dall); possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dwals, “foolish, stupid”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
dall (genitive singular masculine daill, genitive singular feminine daille, plural dalla, comparative daille)
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dall | dhall | dalla; dhalla² | |
Vocative | dhaill | dalla | ||
Genitive | daille | dalla | dall | |
Dative | dall; dhall¹ |
dhall; dhaill (archaic) |
dalla; dhalla² | |
Comparative | níos daille | |||
Superlative | is daille |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
dall m (genitive singular daill, nominative plural daill)
Declension
Derived terms
- dall bán m (“albino”)
- idir dall is dorchadas (“at dusk”, literally “between the dim and the dark”)
Verb
dall (present analytic dallann, future analytic dallfaidh, verbal noun dalladh, past participle dallta)
- (transitive) blind
- (transitive) bedim; dazzle; daze, stupefy
- (transitive, of opening) darken; block, obscure
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dall | dhall | ndall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos (compare Welsh dall); possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dwals, “foolish, stupid”).
Adjective
dall (comparative doille)
Derived terms
- dall air faclan (“dyslexic”)
- spot dall (“blind spot”)
Related terms
- doille (“blindness”)
Verb
dall (past dhall, future dallaidh, verbal noun dalladh, past participle dallta)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “dall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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