EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
diúl1, m. (gs. -úil). 1. vn. of diúl2. 2. Sucking, suck. Leanbh (an) diúil, suckling. Lao diúil, sucking calf. Leanbh, uan, a bhaint den ~, to wean a child, a lamb. A chroí diúil, my dearest. S.a. fiacail 1(a).
diúl2, v.t. & i. Suck. Rud a dhiúl, to suck sth. ~ ar rud, to suck at sth. Leanbh ag ~, a child sucking. Ag ~ cíche, buidéil, oráiste, na méar, sucking a breast, a bottle, an orange, one’s fingers. Bhí an lao ag ~ a mháthar, ar a mháthair, the calf was sucking its mother. Dhiúl sé an chíoch bhradach, he inherited his bad qualities from his mother. Tá na ballaí ag ~ an uisce, the walls are sucking in, absorbing, the water. Bhí sé ag ~ a phíopa, he was sucking his pipe. Dhiúlfadh sé an fhuil asat, it would suck away your blood.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhain sí an leanbh den chíoch, den diúl, she weaned the child.
Tá ~ aige a ordóg a dhiúl, he has a habit of sucking his thumb.
Diúl as ~, to sip through a straw.
~ diúil, forais, milk-, wisdom, tooth.
deoil, diúil, sucking-calf.
Diúl an ~ as, suck the juice out of it.