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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
dìle f (dative singular dìlinn, genitive singular dìleann, plural dìleannan)
- downpour, heavy rain
- Tha dìle a-muigh fhathast. ― There’s still a downpour outside.
- deluge, flood
- gu dìlinn ― forever; until the end of time (literally, “until the flood”)
Mutation
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