díothach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From díth (“loss; deprivation, destruction; want, lack; need, requirement”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
díothach (genitive singular masculine díothaigh, genitive singular feminine díothaí, plural díothacha, comparative díothaí)
- wanting, deficient
- needy, destitute
- Alternative form of díothaitheach (“destructive, ruinous”)
Declension edit
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 edit
- uireasach (“wanting, deficient”)
Related terms edit
- díothacht f (“want, destitution”)
Mutation edit
| 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 edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díothach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN