Dáil Éireann

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɔɪ̯l ˈɛə̯ɹən/

Proper noun

Dáil Éireann

  1. The lower house of the Parliament of Ireland.

Usage notes

As in the original Irish, Dáil Éireann is typically abbreviated to Dáil, which, unlike the former, is preceded by the definite article. Thus one says: a member of Dáil Éireann; but: a member of the Dáil.

Irish

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Dáil Éireann f (genitive Dáil Éireann)

  1. the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Dáil Éireann Dháil Éireann nDáil Éireann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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