deoghail

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲo.al/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *delu-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognates include Irish diuilim and deolaim.

Verb

deoghail (past dheoghail, future deoghailidh, verbal noun deoghal, past participle deoghailte)

1. suck, imbibe, draw, absorb

Synonyms

• deoc

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deoghail m

1. genitive singular of deoghal