díchreidmheach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- dí-chreidmheach (superseded)
- díthchreideamhach, díth-chreideamhach, díthchreidmheach, díth-chreidmheach (obsolete)[1]
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish díchreitmech.[2] By surface analysis, dí- + creidmheach and díchreideamh + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]díchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine díchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine díchreidmhí, plural díchreidmheacha, comparative díchreidmhí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of díchreidmheach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | díchreidmheach | dhíchreidmheach | díchreidmheacha; dhíchreidmheacha² | |
Vocative | dhíchreidmhigh | díchreidmheacha | ||
Genitive | díchreidmhí | díchreidmheacha | díchreidmheach | |
Dative | díchreidmheach; dhíchreidmheach¹ |
dhíchreidmheach; dhíchreidmhigh (archaic) |
díchreidmheacha; dhíchreidmheacha² | |
Comparative | níos díchreidmhí | |||
Superlative | is díchreidmhí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
díchreidmheach | dhíchreidmheach | ndíchreidmheach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ “díchreidmheach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “díchretmech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dí-ċreidṁeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 240
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díchreidmheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN