dísle

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English dees (“dice”); the origin of the -le is unclear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːʃl̠ʲə/

Noun

dísle m (genitive singular díslí, nominative plural)

1. die (polyhedron used in games of chance)

Declension

Declension of dísle (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dísle díslí vocative a dhísle a dhíslí genitive dísle díslí dative dísle díslí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dísle na díslí genitive an dísle na ndíslí dative leis an dísle don dísle leis na díslí

Mutation

Mutated forms of dísle

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dísle	dhísle	ndísle

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dísle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dísle”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 246
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dísle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN