Adjective: diail
Declension: 1
| Singular Nominative | diail |
| Singular Genitive Masc. | diail |
| Singular Genitive Fem. | diaile |
| Plural Nominative | diaile |
Comparative
| níos diaile |
| ní ba dhiaile |
Adjectives inflected like diail
aibéil,
aimhréidh,
aimrid,
anaithnid,
aonraic,
binn,
caoin,
comhchruinn,
comhréidh,
cuideáin,
cómhaith,
cúthail,
deismir,
diail,
dil,
doilbh,
doiléir,
duairc,
duthain,
dáigh, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from diabhail (genitive of diabhal (“devil”)), with which it is homophonous in some dialects. Could also be a reduced form of Dia (“God”) + -úil or a reduced and dissimilated form of diabhal + -úil.
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