díobháil

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See also: dìobhail

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dígbáil (lessening, diminishing, loss, want), verbal noun of do·gaib (lessens, diminishes, takes away, removes).

Pronunciation

Noun

díobháil f (genitive singular díobhála, nominative plural díobhálacha)

  1. verbal noun of díobháil
  2. damage, harm
  3. (figurative) injury, wound

Declension

Declension of díobháil (third declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an díobháil na díobhálacha
genitive na díobhála na ndíobhálacha
dative leis an díobháil
don díobháil
leis na díobhálacha

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Derived terms

Verb

díobháil (present analytic díobhálann, future analytic díobhálfaidh, verbal noun díobháil, past participle díobháilte)

  1. to injure

Conjugation

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of díobháil
radical lenition eclipsis
díobháil dhíobháil ndíobháil

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

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