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Diarmaid

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Diarmait; anterior etymology unknown.[1] Possibly from dí (“without”) + airmit (“injunction”) or airmait (“envy”) (see format).[2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Diarmaid m (genitive Diarmada)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

Descendants

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  • → English: Dermot
  • → Yola: Dearmoth

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Diarmaid
radical lenition eclipsis
Diarmaid Dhiarmaid nDiarmaid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 73
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 74, 345
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34
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