Meanings
proper noun
alternative Dálaí · alternative Dáils
- hypercorrectpluralplural of Dáil
We have introduced motions in the Dáil looking to extend voting rights to all Irish citizens in the previous three Dáileanna and in this one earlier this year.
2025 October 22, Ann Graves, “Office of the President: Motion [Private Members]”, in Dáil Éireann debates, Oireachtas, archived from the original on 07 May 2026
Origin
Assuming that the plural of the Irish-language common noun dáil is formed by adding -anna rather than -aí.
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Dáileanna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%A1ileanna
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“Dáileanna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%A1ileanna. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dáileanna,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%A1ileanna.
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