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English
Noun
dall (plural dalls)
- A tile with an incised surface.
See also
Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton and Old Breton dall, from Proto-Brythonic *dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos.
Adjective
dall
- blind
Mutation
Catalan
Etymology
Deverbal from dallar.
Pronunciation
Noun
dall m (plural dalls)
- math (what is gathered from mowing)
- foremath
- mowing (act of mowing)
- billhook
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos (compare Welsh dall); possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dwals, “foolish, stupid”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dall (genitive singular masculine daill, genitive singular feminine daille, plural dalla, comparative daille)
- blind; blinded
- dull, uninformed; in the dark
- dazed, stupefied
Declension
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
dall m (genitive singular daill, nominative plural daill)
- blind person
- dull, uninformed, person
- dimness; gloom, obscurity
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
dall (present analytic dallann, future analytic dallfaidh, verbal noun dalladh, past participle dallta)
- (transitive) blind
- (transitive) bedim; dazzle; daze, stupefy
- (transitive, of opening) darken; block, obscure
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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dallaim
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dallann tú; dallair†
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dallann sé, sí
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dallaimid
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dallann sibh
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dallann siad; dallaid†
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a dhallann; a dhallas / a ndallann*; a ndallas*
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dalltar
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past
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dhall mé; dhallas
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dhall tú; dhallais
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dhall sé, sí
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dhallamar; dhall muid
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dhall sibh; dhallabhair
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dhall siad; dhalladar
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a dhall / ar dhall*
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dalladh
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past habitual
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dhallainn / ndallainn‡‡
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dhalltá / ndalltᇇ
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dhalladh sé, sí / ndalladh sé, s퇇
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dhallaimis; dhalladh muid / ndallaimis‡‡; ndalladh muid‡‡
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dhalladh sibh / ndalladh sibh‡‡
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dhallaidís; dhalladh siad / ndallaidís‡‡; ndalladh siad‡‡
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a dhalladh / a ndalladh*
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dhalltaí / ndallta퇇
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future
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dallfaidh mé; dallfad
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dallfaidh tú; dallfair†
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dallfaidh sé, sí
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dallfaimid; dallfaidh muid
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dallfaidh sibh
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dallfaidh siad; dallfaid†
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a dhallfaidh; a dhallfas / a ndallfaidh*; a ndallfas*
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dallfar
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conditional
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dhallfainn / ndallfainn‡‡
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dhallfá / ndallfᇇ
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dhallfadh sé, sí / ndallfadh sé, s퇇
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dhallfaimis; dhallfadh muid / ndallfaimis‡‡; ndallfadh muid‡‡
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dhallfadh sibh / ndallfadh sibh‡‡
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dhallfaidís; dhallfadh siad / ndallfaidís‡‡; ndallfadh siad‡‡
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a dhallfadh / a ndallfadh*
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dhallfaí / ndallfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go ndalla mé; go ndallad†
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go ndalla tú; go ndallair†
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go ndalla sé, sí
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go ndallaimid; go ndalla muid
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go ndalla sibh
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go ndalla siad; go ndallaid†
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—
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go ndalltar
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past
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dá ndallainn
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dá ndalltá
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dá ndalladh sé, sí
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dá ndallaimis; dá ndalladh muid
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dá ndalladh sibh
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dá ndallaidís; dá ndalladh siad
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dá ndalltaí
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imperative
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dallaim
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dall
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dalladh sé, sí
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dallaimis
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dallaigí; dallaidh†
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dallaidís
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—
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dalltar
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verbal noun
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dalladh
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past participle
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dallta
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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dall
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dhall
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ndall
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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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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 64
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos (compare Welsh dall); possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dwals, “foolish, stupid”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dall (comparative doille)
- blind
- ignorant
- obscure
- dark
- misled
- puzzled
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
dall (past dhall, future dallaidh, verbal noun dalladh, past participle dallta)
- blind, make blind
- mislead
- deceive
- puzzle
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “dall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh dall, from Proto-Brythonic *dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos. Cognate with Breton dall, Irish dall, Scottish Gaelic dall.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dall (feminine singular dall, plural deillion, not comparable)
- blind
Derived terms
Noun
dall m (plural deillion or deilliad, feminine dalles)
- blind person
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dall”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies