Diarmait

Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from dí- (“without”) +‎ format (“envy”) +‎ -i- (forms prefixed adjectives). The name would thus stem from a substantivized adjective meaning "(he) without envy".

Proper noun edit

Diarmait m (genitive Diarmata)

a male given name

Inflection edit

Masculine i-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Diarmait	—	—
Vocative	Diarmait	—	—
Accusative	Diarmait^N	—	—
Genitive	Diarmato^H, Diarmata^H	—	—
Dative	Diarmait^L	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

Irish: Diarmaid

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Diarmait	Diarmait pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	nDiarmait
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.