dúshlán
Irish
Alternative forms
- dubhshlán, dubh-shlán (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːl̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠuːl̪ˠan̪ˠ/
Noun
dúshlán m (genitive singular dúshláin, nominative plural dúshláin)
- challenge (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not), dare
- dúshlán a fhreagairt ― to respond to/take up a challenge
- dúshlán a thabhairt ― to challenge, dare, brave, call out
- defiance
- mo dhúshlán fút ― I defy you
- dúshlán Dé a thabhairt ― to fly in the face of God, to tempt providence
- bravado
- Synonyms: gaisce, gaisciúlacht
- as dúshlán ― through bravado
Declension
Declension of dúshlán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cuir dúshlán faoi (“to challenge, throw down the gauntlet to”)
- is é do dhúshlán é (“it is as much as one can do”)
- do dhúshlán! (“I dare you!”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dúshlán | dhúshlán | ndúshlán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “dúshlán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dub”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “duḃṡlán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 267
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúshlán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79
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