dìle

See also: dile

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʲiːlə/

Noun

dìle f (dative singular dìlinn, genitive singular dìleann, plural dìleannan)

  1. downpour, heavy rain
    Tha dìle a-muigh fhathast. ― There’s still a downpour outside.
  2. deluge, flood
    gu dìlinn ― forever; until the end of time (literally, “until the flood”)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dìledhìle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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