dall

See also: Dall, Dall., and dall'

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos.

Adjective

dall

blind

Mutation

Mutation of dall

Breton consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
dall	zall	unchanged	tall	tall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos (compare Welsh dall); possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dwals, “foolish, stupid”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠaul̪ˠ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑːl̪ˠ/
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑl̪ˠ/

Adjective

dall (genitive singular masculine daill, genitive singular feminine daille, plural dalla, comparative daille)

Declension

Declension of dall

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	dall	dhall	dalla; dhalla²
Vocative	dhaill	dhall	dalla
Genitive	dhaill	daille	dalla	dall
Dative	dall; dhall¹	dhall; dhaill (archaic)	dalla; dhalla²
Comparative	níos daille
Superlative	is daille

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

Noun

dall m (genitive singular daill, nominative plural daill)

Declension

Declension of dall

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dall	daill
Vocative	a dhaill	a dhalla
Genitive	daill	dall
Dative	dall	daill

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dall	na daill
Genitive	an daill	na ndall
Dative	leis an dall don dall	leis na daill

Derived terms

dall bán m (“albino”)
idir dall is dorchadas (“at dusk”, literally “between the dim and the dark”)

Verb

dall (present analytic dallann, future analytic dallfaidh, verbal noun dalladh, past participle dallta)

(transitive) blind
(transitive) bedim; dazzle; daze, stupefy
(transitive, of opening) darken; block, obscure

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	dallaim	dallann tú; dallair^†	dallann sé, sí	dallaimid	dallann sibh	dallann siad; dallaid^†	a dhallann; a dhallas / a ndallann; a ndallas	dalltar
	past	dhall mé; dhallas	dhall tú; dhallais	dhall sé, sí	dhallamar; dhall muid	dhall sibh; dhallabhair	dhall siad; dhalladar	a dhall / ar dhall*	dalladh
	past habitual	dhallainn	dhalltá	dhalladh sé, sí	dhallaimis; dhalladh muid	dhalladh sibh	dhallaidís; dhalladh siad	a dhalladh / ar dhalladh*	dhalltaí
	future	dallfaidh mé; dallfad	dallfaidh tú; dallfair^†	dallfaidh sé, sí	dallfaimid; dallfaidh muid	dallfaidh sibh	dallfaidh siad; dallfaid^†	a dhallfaidh; a dhallfas / a ndallfaidh; a ndallfas	dallfar
conditional		dhallfainn	dhallfá	dhallfadh sé, sí	dhallfaimis; dhallfadh muid	dhallfadh sibh	dhallfaidís; dhallfadh siad	a dhallfadh / ar dhallfadh*	dhallfaí
subjunctive	present	go ndalla mé; go ndallad^†	go ndalla tú; go ndallair^†	go ndalla sé, sí	go ndallaimid; go ndalla muid	go ndalla sibh	go ndalla siad; go ndallaid^†	—	go ndalltar
subjunctive	past	dá ndallainn	dá ndalltá	dá ndalladh sé, sí	dá ndallaimis; dá ndalladh muid	dá ndalladh sibh	dá ndallaidís; dá ndalladh siad	—	dá ndalltaí
imperative		dallaim	dall	dalladh sé, sí	dallaimis	dallaigí; dallaidh^†	dallaidís	—	dalltar
verbal noun		dalladh
past participle		dallta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dall	dhall	ndall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos (compare Welsh dall); possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dwals, “foolish, stupid”).

Adjective

dall (comparative doille)

Derived terms

dall air faclan (“dyslexic”)
spot dall (“blind spot”)

Related terms

doille (“blindness”)

Verb

dall (past dhall, future dallaidh, verbal noun dalladh, past participle dallta)

blind, make blind
mislead
deceive
puzzle

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
“dall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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dall

Breton

Etymology

Adjective

Mutation

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

Conjugation

Mutation

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Adjective

Derived terms

Related terms

Verb

References