dìle
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲiːlə/
Etymology
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Noun
dìle f (genitive singular dìleann, plural dìleannan)
- downpour, heavy rain
- Tha dìle a-muigh fhathast. ― There’s still a downpour outside.
- deluge, flood
Related terms
- dìleach (“deluging, rainy”)
- an Dìle Ruadh (“the Deluge, Noah’s Flood”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dìle | dhìle |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |