"dearóil" meaning in Irish

See dearóil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dʲaˈɾˠoːlʲ/ [Munster], /ˈdʲaɾˠoːlʲ/ [Connacht], /ˈdʲaɾˠɔlʲ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish deróil, from dí- + ro- + fóill (“slight, gentle, fine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|deróil}} Old Irish deróil Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective||{{{gsm}}}|genitive singular feminine|dearóile||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|dearóile||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|dearóile|||altform=|head=}} dearóil (genitive singular feminine dearóile, plural dearóile, comparative dearóile), {{ga-adj|comp=~e|gsf=~e|pl=~e}} dearóil (genitive singular feminine dearóile, plural dearóile, comparative dearóile) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: dearóile [feminine, genitive, singular], dearóile [plural], dearóile [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dearóil [masculine, nominative, singular], dhearóil [feminine, nominative, singular], dearóile [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], dhearóile [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], dhearóil [masculine, singular, vocative], dhearóil [feminine, singular, vocative], dearóile [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], dhearóil [genitive, masculine, singular], dearóile [feminine, genitive, singular], dearóile [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], dearóil [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], dearóil [dative, masculine, singular], dhearóil [dative, masculine, singular], dhearóil [dative, feminine, singular], dearóile [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], dhearóile [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos dearóile [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is dearóile [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dearóil [error-unrecognized-form], dhearóil [error-unrecognized-form], ndearóil [error-unrecognized-form], deileoir [alternative], deireoil [alternative], dreoil [alternative], direoil [alternative]
  1. wretched, miserable, forlorn Synonyms: aimléiseach, aimlithe, ainnis
    Sense id: en-dearóil-ga-adj-Ozuj3neP
  2. poor (with few or no possessions or money) Synonyms: bocht, daibhir
    Sense id: en-dearóil-ga-adj-JXPeAsuV Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 10 40 10 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 46 0 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 31 0 36 33
  3. mean, lowly
    Sense id: en-dearóil-ga-adj-Dbpdg0aj
  4. bleak, dreary Synonyms: argail
    Sense id: en-dearóil-ga-adj-bzhuurHd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 46 0 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 31 0 36 33
  5. puny, insignificant, needy
    Sense id: en-dearóil-ga-adj-GZJFPFFv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 46 0 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 31 0 36 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dearóile, dearóiligh 
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    }
  ],
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      ]
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "níos dearóile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is dearóile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ndearóil",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deileoir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deireoil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dreoil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "direoil",
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "wretched, miserable, forlorn"
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aimléiseach"
        },
        {
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        {
          "word": "ainnis"
        }
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          "word": "bocht"
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        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "id": "en-dearóil-ga-adj-Dbpdg0aj",
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          "lowly",
          "lowly"
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      "glosses": [
        "bleak, dreary"
      ],
      "id": "en-dearóil-ga-adj-bzhuurHd",
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          "bleak",
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        [
          "dreary",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "argail"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "0 31 0 36 33",
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        "puny, insignificant, needy"
      ],
      "id": "en-dearóil-ga-adj-GZJFPFFv",
      "links": [
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          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
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        [
          "needy",
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʲaˈɾˠoːlʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʲaɾˠoːlʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʲaɾˠɔlʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dearóil"
}

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      "form": "is dearóile",
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    {
      "form": "ndearóil",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "deileoir",
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      "form": "deireoil",
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      ]
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      "form": "dreoil",
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          "word": "aimléiseach"
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          "word": "aimlithe"
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "bocht"
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        }
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    {
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        "mean, lowly"
      ],
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          "lowly",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "bleak, dreary"
      ],
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        [
          "bleak",
          "bleak"
        ],
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          "dreary",
          "dreary"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "argail"
        }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "puny, insignificant, needy"
      ],
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        [
          "puny",
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          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ],
        [
          "needy",
          "needy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʲaˈɾˠoːlʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʲaɾˠoːlʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʲaɾˠɔlʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dearóil"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'strong noun'",
  "path": [
    "dearóil"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dearóil",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'weak noun'",
  "path": [
    "dearóil"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dearóil",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: dearóil/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "dearóil"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dearóil",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "dearóil"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dearóil",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
    "dearóil"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dearóil",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-03-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-03-03 using wiktextract (05c257f and 9d9a410). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.