daigh

See also: dáigh

Irish

Alternative forms

• doigh

Etymology

From Old Irish daig (“flame, fire”).

Noun

daigh f (genitive singular daighe, nominative plural daitheacha)

1. (literary) flame, fire
2. stabbing pain, pang, twinge

Declension

Declension of daigh (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative daigh daigha vocative a dhaigh a dhaigha genitive daighe daigh dative daigh daigha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an daigh na daigha genitive na daighe na ndaigh dative leis an daigh don daigh leis na daigha

Related terms

• daighear
• dóigh (“burn”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of daigh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
daigh	dhaigh	ndaigh

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) “daigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN