dithneas
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Gaelic deithnes.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dithneas m (genitive singular deithnis)
- haste, speed, dispatch (act of doing something quickly)
- le dithneas ― with dispatch
- hurry (rushed action)
- dithneas dearg ― a tearing hurry
Declension
[edit]Declension of deithneas
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- dithneasach (“hurried”)
- dithneasaigh (“to hurry”)
- dithneasúil (“hurried”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dithneas | dhithneas | ndithneas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ “dithneas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “deithnes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 231, page 117
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deiṫneas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 236
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dithneas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN