dearóil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • deileoir, deireoil, dreoil, direoil

Etymology

From Old Irish deróil, from dí- + ro- + fóill (“slight, gentle, fine”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲaˈɾˠoːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠoːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠɔlʲ/

Adjective

dearóil (genitive singular feminine dearóile, plural dearóile, comparative dearóile)

  1. wretched, miserable, forlorn
    Synonyms: aimléiseach, aimlithe, ainnis
  2. poor (with few or no possessions or money)
    Synonyms: bocht, daibhir
  3. mean, lowly
  4. bleak, dreary
    Synonym: argail
  5. puny, insignificant, needy

Declension

Declension of dearóil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dearóil dhearóil dearóile;
dhearóile2
vocative dhearóil dearóile
genitive dearóile dearóile dearóil
dative dearóil;
dhearóil1 		dhearóil dearóile;
dhearóile2
Comparative níos dearóile
Superlative is dearóile

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • dearóile
  • dearóiligh

Mutation

Mutated forms of dearóil
radical lenition eclipsis
dearóil dhearóil ndearóil

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

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