dearóil

Irish

Alternative forms
  • deileoir, deireoil, dreoil, direoil

Etymology

From Old Irish deróil, from dí- + ro- + fóill (“slight, gentle, fine”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲaˈɾˠoːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠoːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠɔlʲ/

Adjective

dearóil (genitive singular feminine dearóile, plural dearóile, comparative dearóile)

  1. wretched, miserable, forlorn
    Synonyms: aimléiseach, aimlithe, ainnis
  2. poor (with few or no possessions or money)
    Synonyms: bocht, daibhir
  3. mean, lowly
  4. bleak, dreary
    Synonym: argail
  5. puny, insignificant, needy

Declension
Declension of dearóil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative dearóil dhearóil dearóile;
dhearóile²
Vocative dhearóil dearóile
Genitive dearóile dearóile dearóil
Dative dearóil;
dhearóil¹		 dhearóil dearóile;
dhearóile²
Comparative níos dearóile
Superlative is dearóile

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • dearóile
  • dearóiligh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dearóil dhearóil ndearóil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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