dínit

See also: dinit

Irish

Alternative forms

• dínite

Etymology

From Middle Irish dignit (“dignity, rank”), from Latin dīgnitās.

Noun

dínit f (genitive singular dínite)

1. dignity

Declension

Declension of dínit

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dínit Vocative a dhínit Genitive dínite Dative dínit

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an dínit Genitive na dínite Dative leis an dínit don dínit

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dínit	dhínit	ndínit
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dínit”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dignit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dínit”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dínit”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024