doilíos
Irish
Alternative forms
- doilgheas, doilghios, doilghíos (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish doilges. By surface analysis, doiligh + -as. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic doilgheas.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠælʲisˠ/[1]
Noun
doilíos m (genitive singular doilís, nominative plural)
- affliction (state of pain, suffering, distress or agony)
- Synonyms: angar, galar
- remorse, contrition, penitence, attrition (imperfect contrition or remorse)
- difficulty
- sorrow, melancholy
Declension
Declension of doilíos
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
doilíos | dhoilíos | ndoilíos |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “doilíos” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doilgius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “doilġeas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 254.
- "doilíos" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47