Diarmaid
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Diarmait; anterior etymology unknown.[1] Possibly from dí (“without”) + airmit (“injunction”) or airmait (“envy”) (see format).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Diarmaid m (genitive Diarmada)
- a male given name from Old Irish
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Diarmaid | Dhiarmaid | nDiarmaid |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 73
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 74, 345
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34
