díseart

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dísert, from Vulgar Latin *dīsertum, from Latin dēsertum. Cognate with Welsh diserth.

Noun

díseart m (genitive singular dísirt, nominative plural dísirt)

  1. deserted place, desert
  2. retreat, hermitage
  3. (biology) refugium

Declension

Derived terms

  • díseartach m (hermit)
  • díseartán m (hermitage)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
díseart dhíseart ndíseart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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