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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish díchéillid. By surface analysis, díchiall (“folly”) + -í. The spelling with díth- is due to association with díth (“loss, lack”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːˌçeːl̠ʲiː/, /ˈdʲiːˌçeːlʲiː/
Adjective
díchéillí
- senseless, foolish, fatuous
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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Nominative
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díchéillí
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dhíchéillí
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díchéillí; dhíchéillí²
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Vocative
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dhíchéillí
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díchéillí
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Genitive
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díchéillí
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díchéillí
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díchéillí
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Dative
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díchéillí; dhíchéillí¹
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dhíchéillí
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díchéillí; dhíchéillí²
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Comparative
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níos díchéillí
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Superlative
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is díchéillí
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¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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díchéillí
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dhíchéillí
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ndíchéillí
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- “díchéillí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “díchéillid(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 82
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díchéillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN