Diarmait

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from dí- (“without”) +‎ format (“envy”) +‎ -i- (forms prefixed adjectives). The name would thus stem from a substantivized adjective meaning "(he) without envy".

Proper noun

Diarmait m (genitive Diarmata)

a male given name

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Diarmait	—	—
vocative	Diarmait	—	—
accusative	Diarmait^N	—	—
genitive	Diarmato^H, Diarmata^H	—	—
dative	Diarmait^L	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: Diarmaid

Mutation

Mutation of *Diarmait*
radical	lenition	nasalization
Diarmait	Diarmait pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	nDiarmait

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