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díleáigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish dílegaid, from Old Irish do·lega. By surface analysis, dí- +‎ leáigh.

Pronunciation

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  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːlʲeːj/[1], [ˈdʲiːlʲɛi̯] (as if spelled díléigh)

Verb

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díleáigh (present analytic díleánn, future analytic díleáfaidh, verbal noun díleá, past participle díleáite)

  1. to digest
  2. to dissolve
  3. to destroy

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of díleáigh
radical lenition eclipsis
díleáigh dhíleáigh ndíleáigh

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60

Further reading

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