dáiríre
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish darírib, apparently from de ḟírib (literally “from truths”), but the source of the first r is unclear; it may have arise through conflation with expressions like ar fír (literally “on truth”) and iar fír (literally “through truth”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
dáiríre
Derived terms edit
- dáiríre fíre, dáiríre píre (“really and truly”)
- i ndáiríre (“in earnest”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dáiríre | dháiríre | ndáiríre |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “darírib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dá ríriḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 225
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dáiríre”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN