dál

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dal"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dalь.

Pronunciation

Noun

dál f

  1. a great distance
    Synonyms: dále, dálka

Declension

Declension of dál (mixed i-stem feminine)
singular plural
nominative dál dáli
genitive dáli dálí
dative dáli dálím
accusative dál dáli
vocative dáli dáli
locative dáli dálích
instrumental dálí dálemi

Adverb

dál

  1. further
    Synonym: dále

Derived terms

Further reading

  • dál in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dál in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • dál in Internetová jazyková příručka

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtaːl/

Adverb

dál

  1. now (emphatic)

See also

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dālom, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to share, divide”).

Noun

dál n

  1. part, share
  2. land in which a tribe lives
Inflection
Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dálN dálN dálL, dála
Vocative dálN dálN dálL, dála
Accusative dálN dálN dálL, dála
Genitive dáilL dál dálN
Dative dálL dálaib dálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *datlā.

Noun

dál f

  1. meeting, encounter
  2. assembly, conference
  3. case, matter, affair
  4. dispute, cause
  5. judgement, decree, sentence
  6. ordinance, law
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dálL dáilL dálaH
Vocative dálL dáilL dálaH
Accusative dáilN dáilL dálaH
Genitive dáileH dálL dálN
Dative dáilL dálaib dálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Irish: dáil
  • Scottish Gaelic: dàil

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dál f

  1. distribution, dispensing
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dálL dáilL dálaH
Vocative dálL dáilL dálaH
Accusative dáilN dáilL dálaH
Genitive dáileH dálL dálN
Dative dáilL dálaib dálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·dál

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of dáilid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
dál dál
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		ndál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Wikious
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