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dol.

loop

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/d̪ˠɔl̪ˠ/Munster/d̪ˠɔlˠ/Connacht/d̪ˠɔlˠ/Ulster/d̪ˠɞlˠ/Ulster

  1. loop

    masculine

  2. noose, snare, trap

    masculine

  3. cast

    masculine

  4. draught, haul

    masculine

  5. turn

    masculine

  6. batch, lot; group, contingent; number, amount

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dul (“snare, trap”), from Proto-Celtic *dolā, from Proto-Indo-European *dol-éh₂ (“reckoning, calculation, fraud”), from the root *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), see also Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “trick(ery), deceit; bait”).

verb/d̪ˠɔl̪ˠ/Munster/d̪ˠɔlˠ/Connacht/d̪ˠɔlˠ/Ulster/d̪ˠɞlˠ/Ulster

  1. loop

    transitive

  2. snare, ensnare; net

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dul (“snare, trap”), from Proto-Celtic *dolā, from Proto-Indo-European *dol-éh₂ (“reckoning, calculation, fraud”), from the root *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), see also Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “trick(ery), deceit; bait”).

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