dílse

== Irish == === Alternative forms === dísle (by metathesis) === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːlʲ(ə)ʃə/; /ˈdʲiːʃl̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the form dísle) (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːlʲʃə/ (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːʃl̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the form dísle) === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish dílse. By surface analysis, dílis +‎ -e. ==== Noun ==== dílse f (genitive singular dílse) ownership, right (to possess something) loyalty, fidelity, allegiance a chroí na dílse ― my sweetheart, my darling (vocative) (literally, “O heart of loyalty”) appropriation property forfeiture security, pledge ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dílse”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 241 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dílse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== dílse inflection of dílis: feminine genitive singular nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural comparative degree === Mutation === === References === == Old Irish == === Etymology === From díles +‎ -e. === Noun === dílse f (genitive dílse, no plural) propriety state of being a proper noun ==== Declension ==== ==== Quotations ==== c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 29a8 ==== Descendants ==== Irish: dílse Scottish Gaelic: dìlse === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dílse”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language