dímheas
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish dímess.[1] By surface analysis, dí- + meas.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dímheas m (genitive singular dímheasa)
- contempt, disrespect, disdain, scorn
- Synonyms: drochmheas, tarcaisne, mí-urraim, anurraim
- (finance) depreciation (decline in value of assets)
- disparagement
Declension
[edit]Declension of dímheas
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dímheas | dhímheas | ndímheas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dímess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 160
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dí-ṁeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 241
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dímheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN