dúshlán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • dubhshlán, dubh-shlán (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From dú- +‎ slán.

Pronunciation

Noun

dúshlán m (genitive singular dúshláin, nominative plural dúshláin)

  1. challenge (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not), dare
    dúshlán a fhreagairt ― to respond to/take up a challenge
    dúshlán a thabhairt ― to challenge, dare, brave, call out
  2. defiance
    mo dhúshlán fút ― I defy you
    dúshlán Dé a thabhairt ― to fly in the face of God, to tempt providence
  3. bravado
    as dúshlán ― through bravado

Declension

Declension of dúshlán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dúshlán dúshláin
vocative a dhúshláin a dhúshlána
genitive dúshláin dúshlán
dative dúshlán dúshláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dúshlán na dúshláin
genitive an dúshláin na ndúshlán
dative leis an dúshlán
don dúshlán 		leis na dúshláin

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cuir dúshlán faoi (“to challenge, throw down the gauntlet to”)
  • is é do dhúshlán é (“it is as much as one can do”)
  • do dhúshlán! (“I dare you!”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúshlán
radical lenition eclipsis
dúshlán dhúshlán ndúshlán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “dúshlán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 207, page 79

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