díothach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From díth (“loss; deprivation, destruction; want, lack; need, requirement”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]díothach (genitive singular masculine díothaigh, genitive singular feminine díothaí, plural díothacha, comparative díothaí)
- wanting, deficient
- needy, destitute
- Alternative form of díothaitheach (“destructive, ruinous”)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | díothach | dhíothach | díothacha; dhíothacha2 | |
vocative | dhíothaigh | díothacha | ||
genitive | díothaí | díothacha | díothach | |
dative | díothach; dhíothach1 |
dhíothach; dhíothaigh (archaic) |
díothacha; dhíothacha2 | |
Comparative | níos díothaí | |||
Superlative | is díothaí |
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]- uireasach (“wanting, deficient”)
Related terms
[edit]- díothacht f (“want, destitution”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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díothach | dhíothach | ndíothach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díothach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN