díonach
See also: dìonach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish dínach (“protecting, protected”). By surface analysis, díon (“protect, shelter; proof”, verb) + -ach (adjectival ending).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdíonach (genitive singular masculine díonaigh, genitive singular feminine díonaí, plural díonacha, comparative díonaí)
Declension
editDeclension of díonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | díonach | dhíonach | díonacha; dhíonacha² | |
| Vocative | dhíonaigh | díonacha | ||
| Genitive | díonaí | díonacha | díonach | |
| Dative | díonach; dhíonach¹ |
dhíonach; dhíonaigh (archaic) |
díonacha; dhíonacha² | |
| Comparative | níos díonaí | |||
| Superlative | is díonaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
edit- aerdhíonach (“airtight”)
- aigéad-díonach (“acid-resisting”)
- alcaildíonach
- brionndíonach
- cithdhíonach (“showerproof”)
- crioscaíldíonach (“tamperproof”)
- crithdhíonach
- dódhíonach (“fireproof”)
- fiuchdhíonach
- fuaimdhíonach (“soundproof”)
- gásdíonach (“gas-proof”)
- gréiscdhíonach (“greaseproof”)
- lasairdhíonach (“flameproof, fireproof, fire resistant”)
- lasándíonach
- leamhandíonach (“mothproof”)
- osándíonach
- sceithdhíonach (“leakproof”)
- sildíonach
- síondíonach (“weatherproof”)
- siorradh-dhíonach (“draughtproof”)
- solasdíonach (“lightproof”)
- stealldíonach (“splash-proof”)
- taisdíonach (“dampproof”)
- teasdíonach (“insulating”)
- teipdhíonach (“failproof”)
- toitdíonach (“fireproof”)
- uiscedhíonach (“waterproof”)
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díonach | dhíonach | ndíonach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dínach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language