duille
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish duille (“leaf; page”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ˠɪlʲə/
Noun
duille m (genitive singular duille, nominative plural duillí)
- (botany) leaf
- (collective) leaves, foliage
- (anatomy) eyelid
- Synonym: caipín súile
- (figurative) glory, wealth
- (figurative) handout, leaflet
- Synonym: bileog
Declension
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Derived terms
- comhdhuille
- dédhuilleach
- duille acantais
- duilleach
- duilleagar
- duilleog
- duilligh
- duillín
- duilliúil
- duilliúr
- duillsilteach
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| duille | dhuille | nduille |
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) “duille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “duille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “duille”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “duille”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish duilne, from Proto-Celtic *dolinyā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdul͈ʲə/
Noun
duille f
Derived terms
- duillebad
- duillebar (“foliage”)
- duillech
- duillechán (“booklet, pamphlet”)
- duilledach (“leafy, leaf-shaped”)
- duillén (“page (of a book); blade of a spear”)
- duillend
- duillenn
- duilleóg (“leaf; leaf of a book”)
- duillerad (“foliage”)
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| duille | duille pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
nduille |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “duille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish duille (“leaf; something resembling a leaf”).
Noun
duille f (genitive singular duille, plural duillean)
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| duille | dhuille |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “duille”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “duille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language