díonmhar
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
díonmhar (genitive singular masculine díonmhair, genitive singular feminine díonmhaire, plural díonmhara, comparative díonmhaire)
- protective
- (weather, water)-proof
Declension edit
Declension of díonmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | díonmhar | dhíonmhar | díonmhara; dhíonmhara² | |
| Vocative | dhíonmhair | díonmhara | ||
| Genitive | díonmhaire | díonmhara | díonmhar | |
| Dative | díonmhar; dhíonmhar¹ |
dhíonmhar; dhíonmhair (archaic) |
díonmhara; dhíonmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos díonmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is díonmhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díonmhar | dhíonmhar | ndíonmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading edit
- “díonmhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dínmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díonṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 244
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díonmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “díonmhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “díonmhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.