dáiríre
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish darírib, apparently from de ḟírib (literally “from truths”), but the source of the first r is unclear; it may have arise through conflation with expressions like ar fír (literally “on truth”) and iar fír (literally “through truth”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]dáiríre
Derived terms
[edit]- dáiríre fíre, dáiríre píre (“really and truly”)
- i ndáiríre (“in earnest”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dáiríre | dháiríre | ndáiríre |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “darírib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dá ríriḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 225
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dáiríre”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN