dàil
See also: dail, Dail, and dáil
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish dál, from Proto-Celtic *dâli-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-, *dʰewel- (“to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl”), see also Latvian dulls (“crazy, mad”), Lithuanian dvylas (“dark, reddish brown”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪̊aːl]
Noun
dàil f (genitive dàlach, plural dàlaichean)
- delay
- procrastination
- credit
Derived terms
- cuir dàil air
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “dàil”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page dàil