dál

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dal"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dalь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaːl]

Noun

dál f

1. a great distance

   Synonyms: dále, dálka

Declension

Declension of dál (mixed i-stem [type 'noc'] feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	dál	dáli
genitive	dáli	dálí
dative	dáli	dálím
accusative	dál	dáli
vocative	dáli	dáli
locative	dáli	dálích
instrumental	dálí	dálemi

Adverb

dál

1. further

   Synonym: dále

Derived terms

• jen tak dál

 

Further reading

• “dál”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dál”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dál”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːl/

Adverb

dál

1. now (emphatic)

See also

• dal

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dālom, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to share, divide”).

Noun

dál n

1. part, share
2. land in which a tribe lives

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dálN	dálN	dálL, dála
Vocative	dálN	dálN	dálL, dála
Accusative	dálN	dálN	dálL, dála
Genitive	dáilL	dál	dálN
Dative	dálL	dálaib	dálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• dáilid

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *datlā.

Noun

dál f

1. meeting, encounter
2. assembly, conference
3. case, matter, affair
4. dispute, cause
5. judgement, decree, sentence
6. ordinance, law

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dálL	dáilL	dálaH
Vocative	dálL	dáilL	dálaH
Accusative	dáilN	dáilL	dálaH
Genitive	dáileH	dálL	dálN
Dative	dáilL	dálaib	dálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: dáil
• Scottish Gaelic: dàil

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dál f

1. distribution, dispensing

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dálL	dáilL	dálaH
Vocative	dálL	dáilL	dálaH
Accusative	dáilN	dáilL	dálaH
Genitive	dáileH	dálL	dálN
Dative	dáilL	dálaib	dálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·dál

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of dáilid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
dál	dál pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 dál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “4 dál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language