deoghail

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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

  1. suck, imbibe, draw, absorb
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

deoghail m

  1. genitive singular of deoghal