Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dail

/dˈeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: dail
IPA: /dˈeɪl/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The lower house of the Irish parliament

Example Sentences

"I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail."

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Dáil, short for Dáil Éireann.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: dáil

Synonyms

dail eireann

Homonyms

dayle

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dail?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈeɪl/.
What does dail mean?: The lower house of the Irish parliament
Where does dail come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce dail

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