díleáigh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish dílegaid, from Old Irish do·lega. By surface analysis, dí- +‎ leáigh.

Pronunciation

Verb

díleáigh (present analytic díleánn, future analytic díleáfaidh, verbal noun díleá, past participle díleáite)

  1. to digest
  2. to dissolve
  3. to destroy

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of díleáigh
radical lenition eclipsis
díleáigh dhíleáigh ndíleáigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60

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