"deasil" meaning in All languages combined

See deasil on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈdjɛʃəl/, /ˈdɛsəl/, /ˈdisəl/, /ˈdizəl/ Audio: en-us-deasil.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛʃəl, -ɛsəl Etymology: From 1771, from Scottish Gaelic deiseil, deiseal (“southward, sunward; clockwise”) (adjective and adverb), from Old Irish dessel (“sunwise”), from dess (“right, south”) and sel (“turn”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|deiseil}} Scottish Gaelic deiseil, {{m|gd|deiseal||southward, sunward; clockwise}} deiseal (“southward, sunward; clockwise”), {{der|en|sga|dessel||sunwise}} Old Irish dessel (“sunwise”), {{m|sga|dess||right, south}} dess (“right, south”), {{m|sga|sel||turn}} sel (“turn”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} deasil (not comparable)
  1. Clockwise. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (clockwise): clockwise, right-handed, sunways Derived forms: make the deasil
    Sense id: en-deasil-en-adv-V28ISdDr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deaseal, deisal, deasill, deisul, deasiul, deasoil, deisheal, deshil, deosil

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdjɛʃəl/, /ˈdɛsəl/, /ˈdisəl/, /ˈdizəl/ Audio: en-us-deasil.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛʃəl, -ɛsəl Etymology: From 1771, from Scottish Gaelic deiseil, deiseal (“southward, sunward; clockwise”) (adjective and adverb), from Old Irish dessel (“sunwise”), from dess (“right, south”) and sel (“turn”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|deiseil}} Scottish Gaelic deiseil, {{m|gd|deiseal||southward, sunward; clockwise}} deiseal (“southward, sunward; clockwise”), {{der|en|sga|dessel||sunwise}} Old Irish dessel (“sunwise”), {{m|sga|dess||right, south}} dess (“right, south”), {{m|sga|sel||turn}} sel (“turn”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} deasil (uncountable)
  1. Clockwise motion. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-deasil-en-noun-ZfcGVeMl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deaseal, deisal, deasill, deisul, deasiul, deasoil, deisheal, deshil, deosil

Alternative forms

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