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DEUCHAINN, -e, -ean, s.f. A trial,
hardship ; an attempt, an endeavour ; pro-
bation, proof.
DEUCH AINNE A CH,-iche, ad/. (Deuch-
• ainn,) Trying, difficult, hard, distress-
ing.
DEUCHAINNICHE, s. m. One taken
on trial, a probationer, competitor.
DEUUACH,-AicH, 1 «. m. The teeth, a
DEUD, poet. S set of teeth.
DEUDACH, -AicHE, adj. (Dead,) Of, or
belonging to teeth.
DEUD-CHEARTACHADH,-AiDH,.?.w.
A sorting of the teeth.
DEUG, adj. Properly, ten ; used only in
composition, as " Tri-deug," Thirteen.
" Cùig-deug," Fifteen, &c.
DEUR, DEÒIR, s. m. A drop, tear; any
small quantity of liquid.
DEURACH, -AICHE, adj. (Deur,) Tear-
ful, mourning.
DEURACH, -AICHE, s.f. A burning pain,
caused by a blow, lash, or violent exertion.
DEURADH, -AiDH, s. m. Bed-clothes.
Provin.
DEURAIL, -ALA, adj. (Deur,) See Deur-
ach.
DEUR-SHÙIL, -ÙL, -EAN, s.f. (Deur
and Sùil,) A blear eye; a tearful eye.
DEUR.SHÙILEACH,-icHE,«rfj. (Deur-
sbùil,) Elear-eyed ; apt to weep; having
tearful eyes.
DH'. Words beginning with D, when as-
pirated take H. for their second letter ;
but some words in DH. are seldom ex-
hibited in the attenuated form.
DH', for Do. Sign of the preter. before a
vowel or//(, as, '• Dh' aithnich mi," (i. e.
Da aithnich mi,) I knew. " Dh' fhalbh
mi," I went. The prepositions De and
Do assume this conti'acted form when
conjoined with pronouns;)ers. ^josi. andre/.
" Dhe, i. e. De e," Of him, or it. "Dhi,"
Of her or it.
DHA, adj. as, " A dhà," Two.
DHA, prep, conjoined with pers. pron. (i. e.
Doe,) To him. " Thoir sin dhà or da,"
Give him that.
DH'A, prep, conjoined with poss. or rel.
pron. To his, her, their, which, whom.
" Dh'a na," To the. " Dh'a na ghaoith,'"
Ti) the wind.
DH ACHAIDH, s. and adv. Home, home-
wards ; to one's own habitation, to one's
own country.
DH'AINDEOIN, ady. (i.e. De aindeoin.)
In si.ite of.
DHE,,
and ,
of Dia, which
DH'-EASBHUIDH, prep. (i. c. De ea«-
bhuidh,) For wantof.
DHÈIBHINN, prep. Concerning. " Mu
dheibhinn," Concerning or respecting.
DHE \ prep. OS. Off him, off it.
DH'I, dh'ise, prep. Conjoined with pers.
pron. (L e. Do ì or ise,) To her.
DHI A, ge7i. and voc. of Dia, which see.
DH'IBH, /)re;). Coiijoined with pers. pron.
(i. e. De-sibh,) Of you.
DH'ÌBHSE, See Dh'ibh.
DH'INN, dh'inne, jn-ep. Conj.iincd with
pers. pron. {i. e. De sinne,) Of us.
DH'IOINI, DHiojisA, jirep. Conjoined with
pers. pron. {i.e. Demi,) Of me, from off mc.
DH'IONNSUIDH,;»-q>. To, towards, un-
to him, her, it.
DHIOT, DHÌOTSA, prep. Conjoined with
pers. pron. (i. e. De thu,) Of thee.
DHITH, DHiTHSE, (i. e. De 1,) Of her.
DH1Ù, DHIÙBH, DHILBHSAN, VHJVSA, prep.
Conjoined with pers. pron. {i. e. De iad,)
Of them.
DHLEASADH, impers. verb. See Dleas, v.
DHÒ, See Dhà, adj. and Dhà, prtp. Con-
joined with ;)eri. pron.
DHOIBH, DHOiBHSAN, pre]'. Conjoined
with pers. pron. (i. e. Do iad,) To them.
DHOMH, DHÒMHSA, pre]). Conjoined with
pers. ]iron. (j. e. Do mi,) To me.
DHOSAN, See Dhàsan.
DHLTBH, DHuiBHSE prep. Conjoined with
]>ers. pron. (i. e. Do sibh,) To you.
DHUINN, DHUiNNE, ^ 7))t?;>. Conjoinedwith
DHL'INN, DHUiNNE, 5^ jjers. pron. (Do
sinn, sinne,) To us.
DHUIT, DHuiTSE, Ì ;)re//. Conjoined with
DHUT, DHUTSA, 5 ]>ers. pron. {i. e. Do
thusa,) To thee.
D'l, See Dh'i.
DI or i)iA, A day : Prefixed to the names of
days, as ' Di-luain,' 'di-màìrt,' ' diciadu-
iii,' ' diardaoin,' ' di-thaoine,' ' di-sathuir-
ne,' ' di-dòmhnuicb.' Mond.ij', Tuesday, &c
DIA, s. m. ge7i. de, and dhe ; ;;/. diathan,
and DEE, and diathannan. God ; a god.
DIA-ÀICHEADH, -idh, s. m. (Dia, and
Àìcheadh,) Atheism.
DIA-ATHAIR, -ak, -thraichean, s. m.
(Dia, and Athair,) A god-father.
DIA-AITHEAS, -Eis, 1 s. m. (Dia, and
DIA-BHEUM, -EiM, S Athais,) Blas-
phemy.
DIABHLAIDH, -e, ì (Diabhol,) Devil-
DIABHLUIDH, ] ish, diabolical.
DIABHLUIDHEACHD,s./. md. (Dia-
bhlaidh,) Devilishness,