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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish drithliu.
Pronunciation
Noun
drithle f (genitive singular drithle, nominative plural drithlí or drithleacha or drithleanna)
- spark, sparkle
- Synonym: splanc
- glint
- Synonym: glioscarnach
Declension
Archaic declension:
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “drithle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “driṫle”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 261
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drithle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN