Meaning of dúil | Babel Free

Definitions

1. desire, like, hankering, appetite
   feminine
2. element (simplest or essential part or principle of anything; simplest chemical substance; basic building blocks in ancient philosophy)
   feminine
3. expectation, hope
   feminine
4. the elements (atmospheric forces)
   feminine, in-plural
5. creature, being
   feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“Níl dúil i mbainne agam.”

I have no desire for milk.

“D’imigh mo dhúil as an mbiadh.”

I lost my appetite for food.

“Blais é agus tiocfaidh dúil agat ann.”

Taste it and you will get an appetite for it.

“dúil an anma”

an intense desire

“cuirim dúil i”

I desire

“Glacann dúil in athrú mé.”

I became desirous of change.

“Ghlac dúil mé féin sna cártaí.”

I became enamored of card-playing.

“dúil chráite”

a craving

“dúil nimhe”

consuming desire

“ag dúil leis”

expecting him, looking out for him

“mar dhúil is go”

in the hope that

“a Dhia na ndúl”

O God of Nature

“Thug sé Dia agus dúile.”

He swore by God and the elements.

“ó Dhia is ó dhúile”

from God and the elements

“dúil dhaonna”

a human creature

“dúil ainglí”

an angelic being

“dúil bheo”

a living thing

“An dúil de dhéithe í?”

Is she a being from the gods?

“dúil dár dhligh searc”

a being who deserved to be loved

CEFR level