dínit

See also: dinit

Irish

Alternative forms

• dínite

Etymology

From Middle Irish dignit (“dignity, rank”), from Latin dīgnitās.

Noun

dínit f (genitive singular dínite)

1. dignity

Declension

Declension of dínit (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative dínit vocative a dhínit genitive dínite dative dínit forms with the definite article case singular nominative an dínit genitive na dínite dative leis an dínit don dínit

Mutation

Mutated forms of dínit

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dínit	dhínit	ndínit

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dínit”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dignit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dínit”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dínit”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024