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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish delg.
Pronunciation
Noun
dealg f (genitive singular deilge, nominative plural dealga)
- prickle, thorn
- skewer
- pin, brooch
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| dealg
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dhealg
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ndealg
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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) “dealg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dealg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 228
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “delg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “dealg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dealg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish delg.
Pronunciation
Noun
dealg f (genitive singular deilg, plural dealgan)
- prickle, thorn
- skewer
- pin
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| dealg |
dhealg
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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
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “dealg”, 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), “delg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language