Etymology 1
From Old Irish dul (“snare, trap”), from Proto-Celtic *dolā, from Proto-Indo-European *dol-éh₂ (“reckoning, calculation, fraud”), from the root *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), see also Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “trick(ery), deceit; bait”).[1]
Verb
dol (present analytic dolann, future analytic dolfaidh, verbal noun doladh, past participle dolta)
- (transitive) loop
- (transitive) snare, ensnare; net
Conjugation
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singular |
plural |
relative |
autonomous |
first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
indicative |
present |
dolaim |
dolann tú; dolair† |
dolann sé, sí |
dolaimid |
dolann sibh |
dolann siad; dolaid† |
a dholann; a dholas / a ndolann* |
doltar |
past |
dhol mé; dholas |
dhol tú; dholais |
dhol sé, sí |
dholamar; dhol muid |
dhol sibh; dholabhair |
dhol siad; dholadar |
a dhol / ar dhol* |
doladh |
past habitual |
dholainn / ndolainn‡‡ |
dholtá / ndoltᇇ |
dholadh sé, sí / ndoladh sé, s퇇 |
dholaimis; dholadh muid / ndolaimis‡‡; ndoladh muid‡‡ |
dholadh sibh / ndoladh sibh‡‡ |
dholaidís; dholadh siad / ndolaidís‡‡; ndoladh siad‡‡ |
a dholadh / a ndoladh* |
dholtaí / ndolta퇇 |
future |
dolfaidh mé; dolfad |
dolfaidh tú; dolfair† |
dolfaidh sé, sí |
dolfaimid; dolfaidh muid |
dolfaidh sibh |
dolfaidh siad; dolfaid† |
a dholfaidh; a dholfas / a ndolfaidh* |
dolfar |
conditional |
dholfainn / ndolfainn‡‡ |
dholfá / ndolfᇇ |
dholfadh sé, sí / ndolfadh sé, s퇇 |
dholfaimis; dholfadh muid / ndolfaimis‡‡; ndolfadh muid‡‡ |
dholfadh sibh / ndolfadh sibh‡‡ |
dholfaidís; dholfadh siad / ndolfaidís‡‡; ndolfadh siad‡‡ |
a dholfadh / a ndolfadh* |
dholfaí / ndolfa퇇 |
subjunctive |
present |
go ndola mé; go ndolad† |
go ndola tú; go ndolair† |
go ndola sé, sí |
go ndolaimid; go ndola muid |
go ndola sibh |
go ndola siad; go ndolaid† |
— |
go ndoltar |
past |
dá ndolainn |
dá ndoltá |
dá ndoladh sé, sí |
dá ndolaimis; dá ndoladh muid |
dá ndoladh sibh |
dá ndolaidís; dá ndoladh siad |
— |
dá ndoltaí |
imperative |
dolaim |
dol |
doladh sé, sí |
dolaimis |
dolaigí; dolaidh† |
dolaidís |
— |
doltar |
verbal noun |
doladh |
past participle |
dolta |
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 dul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mutation
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