dúil
See also: dùil
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ˠuːlʲ/
Etymology 1
MacBain suggests a relation to Ancient Greek θυμός (thumós, “soul, desire, passion”) and Lithuanian dūmas (“smoke”) (NB: Perhaps erroneously, MacBain glosses the Lithuanian as dumas (“thought”)). Regardless, if true, it would be from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).
Noun
dúil f (genitive singular dúile)
- desire, like, hankering, appetite
- Níl dúil i mbainne agam. ― I have no desire for milk.
- D’imigh mo dhúil as an mbiadh. ― I lost my appetite for food.
- Blais é agus tiocfaidh dúil agat ann. ― Taste it and you will get an appetite for it.
- dúil an anma ― an intense desire
- cuirim dúil i ― I desire
- Glacann dúil in athrú mé. ― I became desirous of change.
- Ghlac dúil mé féin sna cártaí. ― I became enamored of card-playing.
- dúil chráite ― a craving
- dúil nimhe ― consuming desire
- Synonyms: fonn, mian, saint
- expectation, hope
- ag dúil leis ― expecting him, looking out for him
- mar dhúil is go ― in the hope that
- Synonyms: dóchas, súil
Declension
Declension of dúil
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- andúil (“addiction”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish dúil.
Noun
dúil f (genitive singular dúile, nominative plural dúile)
- element (simplest or essential part or principle of anything; simplest chemical substance; basic building blocks in ancient philosophy)
- Synonyms: eilimint, uraiceacht
- (in plural) the elements (atmospheric forces)
- a Dhia na ndúl ― O God of Nature
- Thug sé Dia agus dúile. ― He swore by God and the elements.
- ó Dhia is ó dhúile ― from God and the elements
- creature, being
- dúil dhaonna ― a human creature
- dúil ainglí ― an angelic being
- dúil bheo ― a living thing
- An dúil de dhéithe í? ― Is she a being from the gods?
- dúil dár dhligh searc ― a being who deserved to be loved
- Synonyms: créatúr, neach
Declension
Declension of dúil
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- dúlra (“nature”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dúil | dhúil | ndúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dúil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 268
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “dúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 73.
- Entries containing “dúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 55
Old Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duːlʲ/
Noun
dúil f
- element
- being, creature
- thing
Inflection
| Feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | dúil | dúilL | dúiliH |
| Vocative | dúil | dúilL | dúiliH |
| Accusative | dúilN | dúilL | dúiliH |
| Genitive | dúloH, dúlaH | dúloH, dúlaH | dúileN |
| Dative | dúilL | dúilib | dúilib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- dúildetu
Descendants
- Irish: dúil
- Scottish Gaelic: dùil
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| dúil | dúil pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | ndúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language