- deoghail
- suck, Irish diuilim, deolaim, Middle Irish diul (n., dat.), *delu-, root del as in deal, leech; Indo-European dhê, suck; Latin fêlare, suck, fêmina, woman, "suck-giver"; Greek $$Gqc$$nlus, female, $$Gqclc/, teat, $$Gqclázw, suck; Sanskrit dháyati (do.). The Breton forms show n; Breton dena, suck. See dìonag.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.