deifir

Irish

Alternative forms

• deifre
• deithbhir (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish deithbir (“reasonableness”), from Old Irish deithbir (“reasonable”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛfʲəɾʲ/

Noun

deifir f (genitive singular deifre)

1. hurry (rushed action)

   Synonyms: deabhadh, dithneas

   Tá deifir orm. ― I am in a hurry.

   Deir sé go bhfuil deifir air. ― He says that he is in a hurry.

Declension

Declension of deifir (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative deifir vocative a dheifir genitive deifre dative deifir forms with the definite article case singular nominative an deifir genitive na deifre dative leis an deifir don deifir

Related terms

• deifrigh

Noun

deifir f (genitive singular deifreach, nominative plural deifreacha)

1. Munster form of difear (“difference”)

   Níl aon deifir idir an chanúint atá agam-sa agus do chanúint féin.

   There's no difference between my dialect and your own dialect.

Declension

Declension of deifir (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative deifir deifreacha vocative a dheifir a dheifreacha genitive deifreach deifreacha dative deifir deifreacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an deifir na deifreacha genitive na deifreach na ndeifreacha dative leis an deifir don deifir leis na deifreacha

Related terms

• deifreach (“different”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deifir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deifir	dheifir	ndeifir

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) “deifir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “deifir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77
• “deifir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30