tuil

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See also: Tuil and -túil

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tœy̯l/
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Etymology 1

Noun

tuil m (plural tuilen, diminutive tuiltje n)

  1. bouquet of flowers

Etymology 2

Derived from Middle Dutch tuelen, tuylen (“to work”). Related to English toil, Old Frisian teula (“to labour, toil”).

Noun

tuil m (uncountable, diminutive tuiltje n)

  1. toil, work

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tuilid, from earlier do-lin.

Verb

tuil (present analytic tuileann, future analytic tuilfidh, verbal noun tuile, past participle tuilte)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to flood

Conjugation

conjugation of tuil (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present tuilim tuileann tú;
tuilir† 		tuileann sé, sí tuilimid tuileann sibh tuileann siad;
tuilid† 		a thuileann; a thuileas /
a dtuileann*; a dtuileas* 		tuiltear
past thuil mé; thuileas thuil tú; thuilis thuil sé, sí thuileamar; thuil muid thuil sibh; thuileabhair thuil siad; thuileadar a thuil /
ar thuil* 		tuileadh
past habitual thuilinn / dtuilinn‡‡ thuilteá / dtuilteᇇ thuileadh sé, sí / dtuileadh sé, s퇇 thuilimis; thuileadh muid / dtuilimis‡‡; dtuileadh muid‡‡ thuileadh sibh / dtuileadh sibh‡‡ thuilidís; thuileadh siad / dtuilidís‡‡; dtuileadh siad‡‡ a thuileadh /
a dtuileadh* 		thuiltí / dtuilt퇇
future tuilfidh mé;
tuilfead 		tuilfidh tú;
tuilfir† 		tuilfidh sé, sí tuilfimid;
tuilfidh muid 		tuilfidh sibh tuilfidh siad;
tuilfid† 		a thuilfidh; a thuilfeas /
a dtuilfidh*; a dtuilfeas* 		tuilfear
conditional thuilfinn / dtuilfinn‡‡ thuilfeá / dtuilfeᇇ thuilfeadh sé, sí / dtuilfeadh sé, s퇇 thuilfimis; thuilfeadh muid / dtuilfimis‡‡; dtuilfeadh muid‡‡ thuilfeadh sibh / dtuilfeadh sibh‡‡ thuilfidís; thuilfeadh siad / dtuilfidís‡‡; dtuilfeadh siad‡‡ a thuilfeadh /
a dtuilfeadh* 		thuilfí / dtuilf퇇
subjunctive present go dtuile mé;
go dtuilead† 		go dtuile tú;
go dtuilir† 		go dtuile sé, sí go dtuilimid;
go dtuile muid 		go dtuile sibh go dtuile siad;
go dtuilid† 		— go dtuiltear
past dá dtuilinn dá dtuilteá dá dtuileadh sé, sí dá dtuilimis;
dá dtuileadh muid 		dá dtuileadh sibh dá dtuilidís;
dá dtuileadh siad 		— dá dtuiltí
imperative tuilim tuil tuileadh sé, sí tuilimis tuiligí;
tuilidh† 		tuilidís — tuiltear
verbal noun tuile
past participle tuilte

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

  • tóla m (“flood ”)
  • tulca m (“flood, deluge”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tuil thuil dtuil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tuil, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tuil, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *tuil, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuil.

Pronunciation

Noun

tuil (Jawi spelling توءيل, plural tuil-tuil, informal 1st possessive tuilku, 2nd possessive tuilmu, 3rd possessive tuilnya)

  1. (mechanics) Lever (rigid piece)

Synonyms

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English tool, tol, from Old English tōl (“tool, implement, instrument”, literally “that with which one prepares something”), perhaps borrowed from Old Norse tól, but at any rate ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tōlą (“that which is used in preparation, tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to tie to, secure”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tuil (plural tuils)

  1. tool

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tuile, from the root tu- (“swell”). Cognate with Greek τύλος (týlos, “knob, weal”). The Old Irish root ól- (“to flood, abound”) gives Old Irish tólam (“flood”) and imról, foróil (“abundance”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tuil f (genitive singular tuile, plural tuiltean)

  1. flood, deluge, torrent

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
tuil thuil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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