diúl

See also: diül

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier deol, from Old Irish deol, verbal noun of denaid. In Modern Irish, the verb is denominative from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲuːlˠ/
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /dʲoːl̪ˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form deol)

Noun

diúl m (genitive singular diúil)

  1. verbal noun of diúl
  2. suckling, sucking
    Synonym: tál
  3. (sex, vulgar) blowjob
    Synonym: séideog

Declension

Derived terms

  • fiacail diúil (milk-tooth)

Verb

diúl (present analytic diúlann, future analytic diúlfaidh, verbal noun diúl, past participle diúlta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) suckle, suck

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
diúl dhiúl ndiúl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 18

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “diúl” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “diúl” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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