dúil

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠuːlʲ/

Etymology 1

Noun

dúil f (genitive singular dúile)

1. desire, like, hankering, appetite

   Synonyms: fonn, mian, saint

   Níl dúil i mbainne agam. ― I have no desire for milk.

   D’imigh mo dhúil as an mbiadh. ― I lost my appetite for food.

   Blais é agus tiocfaidh dúil agat ann. ― Taste it and you will get an appetite for it.

   dúil an anma ― an intense desire

   cuirim dúil i ― I desire

   Glacann dúil in athrú mé. ― I became desirous of change.

   Ghlac dúil mé féin sna cártaí. ― I became enamored of card-playing.

   dúil chráite ― a craving

   dúil nimhe ― consuming desire

2. expectation, hope

   Synonyms: dóchas, súil

   ag dúil leis ― expecting him, looking out for him

   mar dhúil is go ― in the hope that

Declension

Derived terms

• andúil (“addiction”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish dúil.

Noun

dúil f (genitive singular dúile, nominative plural dúile)

2. element (simplest or essential part or principle of anything; simplest chemical substance; basic building blocks in ancient philosophy)

   Synonyms: eilimint, uraiceacht

3. (in the plural) the elements (atmospheric forces)

   a Dhia na ndúl ― O God of Nature

   Thug sé Dia agus dúile. ― He swore by God and the elements.

   ó Dhia is ó dhúile ― from God and the elements

4. creature, being

   Synonyms: créatúr, neach

   dúil dhaonna ― a human creature

   dúil ainglí ― an angelic being

   dúil bheo ― a living thing

   An dúil de dhéithe í? ― Is she a being from the gods?

   dúil dár dhligh searc ― a being who deserved to be loved

Declension

Derived terms

• dúlra (“nature”)

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dúil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 268
• Entries containing “dúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “dúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

MacBain suggests a relation to Ancient Greek θυμός (thumós, “soul, desire, passion”) and Lithuanian dūmas (“smoke”) (NB: Perhaps erroneously, MacBain glosses the Lithuanian as dumas (“thought”)). Regardless, if true, it would be from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

dúil f

1. element
2. being, creature
3. thing

Inflection

Derived terms

• dúildetu

Descendants

• Irish: dúil
• Scottish Gaelic: dùil

Mutation

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dùil”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page 146