dèine

See also: deine and déine

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛːɲʲə/, /ˈtʲeːnə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish déine (“swiftness, speed, impetuosity, vehemence”).

Noun

dèine f (genitive singular dèine)

  1. fervor, passion, zeal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dèine

  1. comparative degree of dian

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dèinedhèine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dèine”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “déine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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