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spól

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See also: spol, spol., and spół-

Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /sˠpˠoːl̪ˠ/, /sˠpˠoːlˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠɔːlˠ/[1], /sˠpˠɔːl̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

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From spóla (cut of meat, joint of meat).

Verb

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spól (present analytic spólann, future analytic spólfaidh, verbal noun spóladh, past participle spólta)

  1. to cut (meat) into joints
  2. (figurative) to cut to pieces
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Fingallian: spole

Etymology 2

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From Middle English spole, from Middle Dutch spoele, from Proto-Germanic *spōlǭ (spool).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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spól m (genitive singular spóil)

  1. spool (device around which thread, wire or cable is wound)
  2. (weaving) shuttle (weaving tool)
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Further reading

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 438, page 141