de dheoin
Irish
Preposition
de dheoin (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)
- intentionally or willingly on the part of, of (someone's) own accord
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86:
- bə rī wȧ lm̥ fis ə ve ām, mā rińə šē ē dā jōn fēn.
- [Ba rí-mhaith liom fios a bheith agam má rinne sé é dá dheoin féin.]
- I would very much like to know if he did it of his own accord.
Inflection
Inflection of de dheoin
| Person | Normal | Emphatic |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | de mo dheoin | de mo dheoinse |
| 2d person sing. | de do dheoin | de do dheoinse |
| 3d sing. masc. | dá dheoin | dá dheoinsean |
| 3d sing. fem. | dá deoin | dá deoinse |
| 1st person pl. | dár ndeoin | dár ndeoin-ne |
| 2d person pl. | de bhur ndeoin | de bhur ndeoinse |
| 3d person pl. | dá ndeoin | dá ndeoinsean |
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “de dheoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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