daingnigh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaɲɟənʲɪɟ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠaŋnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠaŋn̪ˠə/; /ˈd̪ˠæŋnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠæŋn̪ˠə/
Verb edit
daingnigh (present analytic daingníonn, future analytic daingneoidh, verbal noun daingniú, past participle daingnithe)
- to fortify, strengthen
- to fasten
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 65:
- dȧŋnīm n̥ bād g n̥ filār.
- [Daingním an bád chuig an philéar.]
- I fasten the boat to the pillar.
- to ratify, confirm
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
- Do dhaingnigheadar an geall agus do fhágadar slán ag n-a chéile.
- They ratified the pledge and bade each other goodbye.
Conjugation edit
conjugation of daingnigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
daingnigh | dhaingnigh | ndaingnigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daingnigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN