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díol.

to sell

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/dʲiːl̪ˠ/Munster/dʲiːlˠ/Connacht/dʲiəlˠ/Ulster

  1. to sell

  2. to pay

    Munster · Ulster
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish dílaid, from díl (“satisfaction, paying, of a debt”), from do·lá (“to reject, remit (a debt)”), from Proto-Celtic *dī-layeti (“to throw away”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“to loosen, release”).

noun/dʲiːl̪ˠ/Munster/dʲiːlˠ/Connacht/dʲiəlˠ/Ulster

  1. verbal noun of díol

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb

  2. selling, sale

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish dílaid, from díl (“satisfaction, paying, of a debt”), from do·lá (“to reject, remit (a debt)”), from Proto-Celtic *dī-layeti (“to throw away”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“to loosen, release”).

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