díchéillí
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- díchéillidhe, dí-chéillidhe, díthchéillidhe, díth-chéillidhe, díthchéillighe, díth-chéillighe (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish díchéillid. By surface analysis, díchiall (“folly”) + -í. The spelling with díth- is due to association with díth (“loss, lack”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]díchéillí
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | díchéillí | dhíchéillí | díchéillí; dhíchéillí2 | |
| vocative | dhíchéillí | díchéillí | ||
| genitive | díchéillí | díchéillí | díchéillí | |
| dative | díchéillí; dhíchéillí1 |
dhíchéillí | díchéillí; dhíchéillí2 | |
| Comparative | níos díchéillí | |||
| Superlative | is díchéillí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| díchéillí | dhíchéillí | ndíchéillí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “díchéillí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “díchéillid(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 82
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díchéillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN