díleá

Irish

Alternative forms

  • díleaghadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲiːˈlʲaː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːlʲɑː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːlʲeːw/, [ˈdʲiːlʲɛa̯w][1]

Noun

díleá m (genitive singular as substantive díleá, genitive as verbal noun díleáite)

  1. verbal noun of díleáigh
  2. digestion

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of díleá
radical lenition eclipsis
díleá dhíleá ndíleá

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, § 154, page 60

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “díleaġaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 335; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díleá”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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