díomasach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish díummusach.[2] By surface analysis, díomas + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]díomasach (genitive singular masculine díomasaigh, genitive singular feminine díomasaí, plural díomasacha, comparative díomasaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | díomasach | dhíomasach | díomasacha; dhíomasacha2 | |
| vocative | dhíomasaigh | díomasacha | ||
| genitive | díomasaí | díomasacha | díomasach | |
| dative | díomasach; dhíomasach1 |
dhíomasach; dhíomasaigh (archaic) |
díomasacha; dhíomasacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos díomasaí | |||
| Superlative | is díomasaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- Díomasach (given name)
- Ó Díomasaigh (surname)
- → English: Dempsey
- Ó Díomasaigh (surname)
References
[edit]- ^ “díomasach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “díomasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díomasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 243
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díomsaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 244
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díomasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN