dílse

See also: dìlse

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dílse.[7] By surface analysis, dílis +‎ -e.

Noun

dílse f (genitive singular dílse)

  1. ownership, right (to possess something)
  2. loyalty, fidelity, allegiance
    a chroí na dílse ― my sweetheart, my darling (vocative) (literally, “O heart of loyalty”)
  3. appropriation
  4. property
  5. forfeiture
  6. security, pledge
Declension
Declension of dílse (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative dílse
vocative a dhílse
genitive dílse
dative dílse
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an dílse
genitive na dílse
dative leis an dílse
don dílse

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dílse

  1. inflection of dílis:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of dílse
radical lenition eclipsis
dílse dhílse ndílse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

References
  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 415 note 2, page 127; reprinted 1988
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 221, page 112
  3. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 323, page 150
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 239, page 122
  5. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 548, page 197
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 442, page 142
  7. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dílse”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

From díles +‎ -e.

Noun

dílse f (genitive dílse, no plural)

  1. propriety
  2. state of being a proper noun

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative dílseL — —
vocative dílseL — —
accusative dílsiN — —
genitive dílse — —
dative dílsiL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Quotations

  • c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 29a8
    do·rochair i ndílsi dí ɔid nomen dí Pudicitia
    it has fallen into proper-noun-ness to her, so that Pudicitia is a name of hers

Descendants

  • Irish: dílse
  • Scottish Gaelic: dìlse

Mutation

Mutation of dílse
radical lenition nasalization
dílse dílse
pronounced with /ðʲ-/		 ndílse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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