deoghail

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲo.al/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *delu-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognates include Irish diuilim and deolaim.

Verb

deoghail (past dheoghail, future deoghailidh, verbal noun deoghal, past participle deoghailte)

  1. suck, imbibe, draw, absorb
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

deoghail m

  1. genitive singular of deoghal
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