deil

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish deil (“a straight piece of wood in various applications”).

Pronunciation

Noun

deil f (genitive singular deile, nominative plural deileanna)

  1. lathe (machine tool used to shape a piece of material)

Declension

Declension of deil (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative deil deileanna
vocative a dheil a dheileanna
genitive deile deileanna
dative deil deileanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an deil na deileanna
genitive na deile na ndeileanna
dative leis an deil
don deil 		leis na deileanna

Derived terms

Verb

deil (present analytic deileann, future analytic deilfidh, verbal noun deileadh, past participle deilte)

  1. to turn, shape with a lathe

Conjugation

conjugation of deil (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present deilim deileann tú;
deilir† 		deileann sé, sí deilimid deileann sibh deileann siad;
deilid† 		a dheileann; a dheileas /
a ndeileann* 		deiltear
past dheil mé; dheileas dheil tú; dheilis dheil sé, sí dheileamar; dheil muid dheil sibh; dheileabhair dheil siad; dheileadar a dheil /
ar dheil* 		deileadh
past habitual dheilinn / ndeilinn‡‡ dheilteá / ndeilteᇇ dheileadh sé, sí / ndeileadh sé, s퇇 dheilimis; dheileadh muid / ndeilimis‡‡; ndeileadh muid‡‡ dheileadh sibh / ndeileadh sibh‡‡ dheilidís; dheileadh siad / ndeilidís‡‡; ndeileadh siad‡‡ a dheileadh /
a ndeileadh* 		dheiltí / ndeilt퇇
future deilfidh mé;
deilfead 		deilfidh tú;
deilfir† 		deilfidh sé, sí deilfimid;
deilfidh muid 		deilfidh sibh deilfidh siad;
deilfid† 		a dheilfidh; a dheilfeas /
a ndeilfidh* 		deilfear
conditional dheilfinn / ndeilfinn‡‡ dheilfeá / ndeilfeᇇ dheilfeadh sé, sí / ndeilfeadh sé, s퇇 dheilfimis; dheilfeadh muid / ndeilfimis‡‡; ndeilfeadh muid‡‡ dheilfeadh sibh / ndeilfeadh sibh‡‡ dheilfidís; dheilfeadh siad / ndeilfidís‡‡; ndeilfeadh siad‡‡ a dheilfeadh /
a ndeilfeadh* 		dheilfí / ndeilf퇇
subjunctive present go ndeile mé;
go ndeilead† 		go ndeile tú;
go ndeilir† 		go ndeile sé, sí go ndeilimid;
go ndeile muid 		go ndeile sibh go ndeile siad;
go ndeilid† 		— go ndeiltear
past dá ndeilinn dá ndeilteá dá ndeileadh sé, sí dá ndeilimis;
dá ndeileadh muid 		dá ndeileadh sibh dá ndeilidís;
dá ndeileadh siad 		— dá ndeiltí
imperative deilim deil deileadh sé, sí deilimis deiligí;
deilidh† 		deilidís — deiltear
verbal noun deileadh
past participle deilte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of deil
radical lenition eclipsis
deil dheil ndeil

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 39

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

deil

  1. Alternative form of del

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

deil m (definite singular deilen, indefinite plural deilar, definite plural deilane)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of del

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol.

Pronunciation

Noun

deil (plural deils)

  1. devil
    • 1827, Sir Walter Scott, "The Highland Widow" ch. 2, in The Chronicles of the Canongate:
      Those in the Lowland line who lay near him, and desired to enjoy their lives and property in quiet, were contented to pay him a small composition, in name of protection money, and comforted themselves with the old proverb that it was better to "fleech the deil than fight him."
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Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

deil

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of dal

Mutation

Mutated forms of deil
radical soft nasal aspirate
deil ddeil neil unchanged

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

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