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)

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dísle	dhísle	ndísle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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

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