déistin

See also: deistin and Deistin

Irish

Alternative forms

• déistean

Etymology

From Middle Irish déistin, déisden, from Old Irish *détsin (compare détsinigidir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeːʃtʲənʲ/

Noun

déistin f (genitive singular déistine)

1. distaste, nausea
2. disgust, loathing

Declension

Declension of déistin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative déistin Vocative a dhéistin Genitive déistine Dative déistin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an déistin Genitive na déistine Dative leis an déistin don déistin

Derived terms

• déistineach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
déistin	dhéistin	ndéistin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déistin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “déistin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “déistin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “déistin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.