díothach

Irish

Etymology

From díth (“loss; deprivation, destruction; want, lack; need, requirement”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

díothach (genitive singular masculine díothaigh, genitive singular feminine díothaí, plural díothacha, comparative díothaí)

1. wanting, deficient
2. needy, destitute
3. Alternative form of díothaitheach (“destructive, ruinous”)

Declension

Declension of díothach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	díothach	dhíothach	díothacha; dhíothacha²
Vocative	dhíothaigh		díothacha
Genitive		díothaí	díothacha	díothach
Dative	díothach; dhíothach¹	dhíothach; dhíothaigh (archaic)	díothacha; dhíothacha²
Comparative	níos díothaí
Superlative	is díothaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• uireasach (“wanting, deficient”)

Related terms

• díothacht f (“want, destitution”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
díothach	dhíothach	ndíothach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díothach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN