díleá
Irish
Alternative forms
- díleaghadh (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲiːˈlʲaː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːl̠ʲɑː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːl̠ʲeːw/, [ˈdʲl̠ʲɛaw][1] (as if spelled díleádh)
Noun
díleá m (genitive singular as substantive díleá, genitive as verbal noun díleáite)
- verbal noun of díleáigh
- digestion
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díleá | dhíleá | ndíleá |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “díleá”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60