deil
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish deil (“a straight piece of wood in various applications”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲɛlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /dʲɨ̞lʲ/[1] (as if spelled dil)
Noun
deil f (genitive singular deile, nominative plural deileanna)
- lathe (machine tool used to shape a piece of material)
Declension
Declension of deil
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- deil potaire (“potter's lathe”)
Verb
deil (present analytic deileann, future analytic deilfidh, verbal noun deileadh, past participle deilte)
- to turn, shape with a lathe
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | deilim | deileann tú; deilir† | deileann sé, sí | deilimid | deileann sibh | deileann siad; deilid† | a dheileann; a dheileas / a ndeileann*; a ndeileas* | deiltear |
past | dheil mé; dheileas | dheil tú; dheilis | dheil sé, sí | dheileamar; dheil muid | dheil sibh; dheileabhair | dheil siad; dheileadar | a dheil / ar dheil* | deileadh | |
past habitual | dheilinn / ndeilinn‡‡ | dheilteá / ndeilteᇇ | dheileadh sé, sí / ndeileadh sé, s퇇 | dheilimis; dheileadh muid / ndeilimis‡‡; ndeileadh muid‡‡ | dheileadh sibh / ndeileadh sibh‡‡ | dheilidís; dheileadh siad / ndeilidís‡‡; ndeileadh siad‡‡ | a dheileadh / a ndeileadh* | dheiltí / ndeilt퇇 | |
future | deilfidh mé; deilfead | deilfidh tú; deilfir† | deilfidh sé, sí | deilfimid; deilfidh muid | deilfidh sibh | deilfidh siad; deilfid† | a dheilfidh; a dheilfeas / a ndeilfidh*; a ndeilfeas* | deilfear | |
conditional | dheilfinn / ndeilfinn‡‡ | dheilfeá / ndeilfeᇇ | dheilfeadh sé, sí / ndeilfeadh sé, s퇇 | dheilfimis; dheilfeadh muid / ndeilfimis‡‡; ndeilfeadh muid‡‡ | dheilfeadh sibh / ndeilfeadh sibh‡‡ | dheilfidís; dheilfeadh siad / ndeilfidís‡‡; ndeilfeadh siad‡‡ | a dheilfeadh / a ndeilfeadh* | dheilfí / ndeilf퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go ndeile mé; go ndeilead† | go ndeile tú; go ndeilir† | go ndeile sé, sí | go ndeilimid; go ndeile muid | go ndeile sibh | go ndeile siad; go ndeilid† | — | go ndeiltear |
past | dá ndeilinn | dá ndeilteá | dá ndeileadh sé, sí | dá ndeilimis; dá ndeileadh muid | dá ndeileadh sibh | dá ndeilidís; dá ndeileadh siad | — | dá ndeiltí | |
imperative | deilim | deil | deileadh sé, sí | deilimis | deiligí; deilidh† | deilidís | — | deiltear | |
verbal noun | deileadh | ||||||||
past participle | deilte |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deil | dheil | ndeil |
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 39
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 deil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “deil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 234
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “deilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 234
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “deil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “deil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “deil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle English
Noun
deil
- Alternative form of del
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
deil m (definite singular deilen, indefinite plural deilar, definite plural deilane)
- (pre-1938) alternative form of del
Scots
Alternative forms
- deel, deevil
Etymology
From Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dil/, /divəl/
Noun
deil (plural deils)
- devil
- 1827, Sir Walter Scott, "The Highland Widow" ch. 2, in The Chronicles of the Canongate:
- Those in the Lowland line who lay near him, and desired to enjoy their lives and property in quiet, were contented to pay him a small composition, in name of protection money, and comforted themselves with the old proverb that it was better to "fleech the deil than fight him."
- 1827, Sir Walter Scott, "The Highland Widow" ch. 2, in The Chronicles of the Canongate:
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dei̯l/
- Rhymes: -ei̯l
Verb
deil
- (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of dal
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
deil | ddeil | neil | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |