díchiall

Irish

Alternative forms

• díchéille, díthcéille, díthchéille
• díchéille, díth-céille, díthchéille, díth-chéille (obsolete)

Etymology

From dí- +‎ ciall (“sense, sanity, common sense”). The spelling with díth- is due to the influence of díth (“lack, loss”), and the form díthcéille with unlenited c shows a reinterpretation of the word as díth céille (literally “lack of sense”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲiːˈçiəl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːçiəl̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːˌceːl̠ʲə/, /ˈdʲiːˌçeːl̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the forms dí(th)chéille and díthcéille respectively)

Noun

díchiall f (genitive singular díchéille)

1. want of sense, folly

Declension

Declension of díchiall (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative díchiall vocative a dhíchiall genitive díchéille dative díchiall forms with the definite article case singular nominative an díchiall genitive na díchéille dative leis an díchiall don díchiall

Related terms

• díchéillí (“senseless, foolish”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of díchiall

radical	lenition	eclipsis
díchiall	dhíchiall	ndíchiall

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

Further reading

• “díchiall”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “díchíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díċéille”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 240
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “díchiall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díchiall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN