díomasach
Irish
Alternative forms
- diomasach, diomsach, díomsach, diumasach[1]
Etymology
From Old Irish díummusach.[2] By surface analysis, díomas + -ach.
Adjective
díomasach (genitive singular masculine díomasaigh, genitive singular feminine díomasaí, plural díomasacha, comparative díomasaí)
Declension
Declension of díomasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | díomasach | dhíomasach | díomasacha; dhíomasacha² | |
| Vocative | dhíomasaigh | díomasacha | ||
| Genitive | díomasaí | díomasacha | díomasach | |
| Dative | díomasach; dhíomasach¹ |
dhíomasach; dhíomasaigh (archaic) |
díomasacha; dhíomasacha² | |
| Comparative | níos díomasaí | |||
| Superlative | is díomasaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- Díomasach (given name)
- Ó Díomasaigh (surname)
- → English: Dempsey
- Ó Díomasaigh (surname)
References
- “díomasach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “díomasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díomasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 243
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díomsaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 244
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díomasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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