dímheas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dímess.[1] By surface analysis, dí- + meas.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲĩːvʲasˠ/, /ˈdʲiːmʲasˠ/[2]

Noun

dímheas m (genitive singular dímheasa)

  1. contempt, disrespect, disdain, scorn
    Synonyms: drochmheas, tarcaisne, mí-urraim, anurraim
  2. (finance) depreciation (decline in value of assets)
  3. disparagement

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dímheas dhímheas ndímheas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dímess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 160

Further reading

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