dáiríre

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish darírib, apparently from de ḟírib (literally “from truths”), but the source of the first r is unclear; it may have arise through conflation with expressions like ar fír (literally “on truth”) and iar fír (literally “through truth”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑːˈɾʲiːɾʲə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠæˈɾʲiːɾʲə/

Adverb

dáiríre

seriously, in earnest

Derived terms

dáiríre fíre, dáiríre píre (“really and truly”)
i ndáiríre (“in earnest”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *dáiríre*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
dáiríre	dháiríre	ndáiríre

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

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “darírib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dá ríriḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 225
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dáiríre”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN