díthiomnach

Irish

Etymology

From dí- (“de-, dis-”) +‎ tiomnach (“testate”).

Adjective

díthiomnach (genitive singular masculine díthiomnaigh, genitive singular feminine díthiomnaí, plural díthiomnacha, not comparable)

1. (law) intestate

   Antonym: tiomnach

Declension

Declension of díthiomnach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	díthiomnach	dhíthiomnach	díthiomnacha; dhíthiomnacha²
Vocative	dhíthiomnaigh		díthiomnacha
Genitive		díthiomnaí	díthiomnacha	díthiomnach
Dative	díthiomnach; dhíthiomnach¹	dhíthiomnach; dhíthiomnaigh (archaic)	díthiomnacha; dhíthiomnacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• díthiomnacht (“intestacy”)
• díthiomnóir (“intestate person”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
díthiomnach	dhíthiomnach	ndíthiomnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díthiomnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “díthiomnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “díthiomnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024