# deighil
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* deaghlaigh

### Etymology

From Middle Irish dedlaid.

### Verb

deighil (present analytic deighleann, future analytic deighilfidh, verbal noun deighilt, past participle deighilte)
* (transitive) part, separate (one thing from another), split
    Synonyms: dealaigh, scar
* (transitive) divide, partition, segment

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | deighlim | deighleann tú; deighlir$^†$ | deighleann sé, sí | deighlimid | deighleann sibh | deighleann siad; deighlid$^†$ | a dheighleann; a dheighleas / a ndeighleann* | deighiltear |
| indicative | past | dheighil mé; dheighleas | dheighil tú; dheighlis | dheighil sé, sí | dheighleamar; dheighil muid | dheighil sibh; dheighleabhair | dheighil siad; dheighleadar | a dheighil / ar dheighil* | deighleadh |
| indicative | past habitual | dheighlinn / ndeighlinn‡‡ | dheighilteá / ndeighilteá‡‡ | dheighleadh sé, sí / ndeighleadh sé, sí‡‡ | dheighlimis; dheighleadh muid / ndeighlimis‡‡; ndeighleadh muid‡‡ | dheighleadh sibh / ndeighleadh sibh‡‡ | dheighlidís; dheighleadh siad / ndeighlidís‡‡; ndeighleadh siad‡‡ | a dheighleadh / a ndeighleadh* | dheighiltí / ndeighiltí‡‡ |
| future | future | deighilfidh mé; deighilfead | deighilfidh tú; deighilfir$^†$ | deighilfidh sé, sí | deighilfimid; deighilfidh muid | deighilfidh sibh | deighilfidh siad; deighilfid$^†$ | a dheighilfidh; a dheighilfeas / a ndeighilfidh* | deighilfear |
| conditional | conditional | dheighilfinn / ndeighilfinn‡‡ | dheighilfeá / ndeighilfeá‡‡ | dheighilfeadh sé, sí / ndeighilfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | dheighilfimis; dheighilfeadh muid / ndeighilfimis‡‡; ndeighilfeadh muid‡‡ | dheighilfeadh sibh / ndeighilfeadh sibh‡‡ | dheighilfidís; dheighilfeadh siad / ndeighilfidís‡‡; ndeighilfeadh siad‡‡ | a dheighilfeadh / a ndeighilfeadh* | dheighilfí / ndeighilfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go ndeighle mé; go ndeighlead$^†$ | go ndeighle tú; go ndeighlir$^†$ | go ndeighle sé, sí | go ndeighlimid; go ndeighle muid | go ndeighle sibh | go ndeighle siad; go ndeighlid$^†$ | — | go ndeighiltear |
| subjunctive | past | dá ndeighlinn | dá ndeighilteá | dá ndeighleadh sé, sí | dá ndeighlimis; dá ndeighleadh muid | dá ndeighleadh sibh | dá ndeighlidís; dá ndeighleadh siad | — | dá ndeighiltí |
| imperative | imperative | deighlim | deighil | deighleadh sé, sí | deighlimis | deighligí; deighlidh$^†$ | deighlidís | — | deighiltear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | deighilt | deighilt | deighilt | deighilt | deighilt | deighilt | deighilt | deighilt |
| past participle | past participle | deighilte | deighilte | deighilte | deighilte | deighilte | deighilte | deighilte | deighilte |
*indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Derived terms

* deighleog f (“segment”, noun)

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deighil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dedlaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “deaġluiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “deighil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “deighil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024