Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
daol
- the dried spathe of a coconut inflorescence
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dóel.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠeːl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /d̪ˠiːlˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠiːlˠ/, (older) /d̪ˠɯːlˠ/
Noun
daol m (genitive singular daoil or daola, nominative plural daoil or daolanna)
- (black-)beetle
- insect, worm
- (usually with buail) sharp sting; sudden start; fit, whim
Declension
Declension of daol (first declension)
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- Alternative declension
Declension of daol (third declension)
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Derived terms
- daol adharcach m (“stag beetle”)
- daolbhrat m (“black covering, pall”)
- daoldath m (“jet”, literally “beetle-colour”)
- daoldubh (“jet-black”, adjective, literally “beetle-black”)
- daolteanga f (“sharp, vicious, tongue”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of daol
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lenition
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eclipsis
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dhaol
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ndaol
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “daol”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “daol”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dóel.
Pronunciation
Noun
daol f (genitive singular daoil, plural daoil)
- beetle
Derived terms
- daolag (“beetle; earthworm, worm”)
Mutation
Mutation of daol
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lenition
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| daol |
dhaol
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading