díonmhar
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]díonmhar (genitive singular masculine díonmhair, genitive singular feminine díonmhaire, plural díonmhara, comparative díonmhaire)
- protective
- (weather, water)-proof
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | díonmhar | dhíonmhar | díonmhara; dhíonmhara2 | |
| vocative | dhíonmhair | díonmhara | ||
| genitive | díonmhaire | díonmhara | díonmhar | |
| dative | díonmhar; dhíonmhar1 |
dhíonmhar; dhíonmhair (archaic) |
díonmhara; dhíonmhara2 | |
| Comparative | níos díonmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is díonmhaire | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| díonmhar | dhíonmhar | ndíonmhar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading
[edit]- “díonmhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dínmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díonṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 244
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díonmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “díonmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “díonmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025