dìle

See also: dile

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲiːlə/

Noun

dìle f (dative singular dìlinn, genitive singular dìleann, plural dìleannan)

1. downpour, heavy rain

   Tha dìle a-muigh fhathast. ― There’s still a downpour outside.

2. deluge, flood

   gu dìlinn ― forever; until the end of time (literally, “until the flood”)

Related terms

• dìleach (“deluging, rainy”)
• an Dìle Ruadh (“the Deluge, Noah’s Flood”)

Mutation

Mutation of dìle

radical	lenition
dìle	dhìle

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