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Where does “dúil” come from?

dúil (Irish) comes from Old Irish dúil — element; being, creature; thing.

dúil (Irish): desire, like, hankering, appetite; expectation,...

Definitions

  1. desire, like, hankering, appetite; expectation,...

Ancestry of “dúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdúilelement; being, creature; thing

Words derived from “dúil”

  • andúileach
  • andúil
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