díchiall
Irish
Alternative forms
- díchéille, díthcéille, díthchéille
- díchéille, díth-céille, díthchéille, díth-chéille (obsolete)
Etymology
From dí- + ciall (“sense, sanity, common sense”). The spelling with díth- is due to the influence of díth (“lack, loss”), and the form díthcéille with unlenited c shows a reinterpretation of the word as díth céille (literally “lack of sense”).
Pronunciation
Declension
Declension of díchiall
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- díchéillí (“senseless, foolish”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díchiall | dhíchiall | ndíchiall |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 82
Further reading
- “díchiall”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “díchíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díċéille”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 240
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “díchiall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díchiall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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