díomhaointeas
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From díomhaoin + -as with an excrescent t; the older variant díomhaoineas is from Middle Irish dimaínes.
Noun
[edit]díomhaointeas m (genitive singular díomhaointis)
- vanity (that which is vain, futile, or worthless), worthlessness
- idleness (state of being idle; inactivity)
- unmarried state
- Tá mé i mo dhíomhaointeas.
- I am single.
Declension
[edit]Declension of díomhaointeas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
díomhaointeas | dhíomhaointeas | ndíomhaointeas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- “díomhaointeas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dimaínes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díoṁaoineas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 243
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díomhaointeas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN