díomhaoin
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish dímaín.[1] By surface analysis, dí- + maoin. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dìomhain.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲiːˈvˠiːnʲ/ ~ /dʲiːˈwiːnʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːwiːnʲ/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲĩːwiːnʲ/[4]
Adjective
[edit]díomhaoin (genitive singular feminine díomhaoine, plural díomhaoine, comparative díomhaoine)
- unoccupied (not employed on a task), idle (not engaged in any occupation or employment), unemployed
- unmarried, unattached, single (not married nor dating)
- fallow (inactive, undeveloped)
- vain, useless, fruitless
- waste, empty
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | díomhaoin | dhíomhaoin | díomhaoin; dhíomhaoin2 | |
| vocative | dhíomhaoin | díomhaoin | ||
| genitive | díomhaoine | díomhaoin | díomhaoin | |
| dative | díomhaoin; dhíomhaoin1 |
dhíomhaoin | díomhaoin; dhíomhaoin2 | |
| Comparative | níos díomhaoine | |||
| Superlative | is díomhaoine | |||
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| díomhaoin | dhíomhaoin | ndíomhaoin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dímaín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 55, page 29
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 376, page 153
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 118, page 45
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díoṁaoin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 243
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díomhaoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN