diallait

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alteration of Old Irish díllat (vestment).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiəl̪ˠədʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form diallaid)

Noun

diallait f (genitive singular diallaite, nominative plural diallaití)

  1. saddle (seat on an animal)
    • 1930, Karl Tempel (recorder), Seán Ó Tuairisc (speaker), An dochtúr óg agus an seandochtúr, The Doegen Records Web Project, :
      [] agus chonaic sé diallait capall leagthaí istigh faoin leaba.
      [] and he saw a horse's saddle placed in under the bed.
  2. saddle (lower point between two hills)
    Synonym: droimín

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

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