difear
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish deithbir (“distinction, difference”) (compare Scottish Gaelic diofar), ultimately from Latin differo. Doublet of deifir.
Declension
Declension of difear
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- difriúil (“different, dissimilar”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| difear | dhifear | ndifear |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “difear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “deithbir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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