dearmad

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dermat (“forgetting, forgetfulness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲaˈɾˠuːd̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form dearmhad or dearúd)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲæɾˠəmˠəd̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəmˠəd̪ˠ/

Noun

dearmad m (genitive singular dearmaid, nominative plural dearmaid)

1. verbal noun of dearmad
2. mistake, error

   Synonyms: botún, earráid

3. oversight

Declension

Declension of dearmad

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dearmad dearmaid Vocative a dhearmaid a dhearmada Genitive dearmaid dearmad Dative dearmad dearmaid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dearmad na dearmaid Genitive an dearmaid na ndearmad Dative leis an dearmad don dearmad leis na dearmaid

• Alternative plural: dearmadacha (Cois Fharraige)

Alternative forms

• deármad, dearmhad, dearúd
• dearmod, dearmud, dérud (obsolete)

Verb

dearmad (present analytic dearmadann, future analytic dearmadfaidh, verbal noun dearmad, past participle dearmadta)

1. to forget

   Synonym: déan dearmad

Conjugation

conjugation of dearmad (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	dearmadaim	dearmadann tú; dearmadair†	dearmadann sé, sí	dearmadaimid	dearmadann sibh	dearmadann siad; dearmadaid†	a dhearmadann; a dhearmadas / a ndearmadann*; a ndearmadas*	dearmadtar
	past	dhearmad mé; dhearmadas	dhearmad tú; dhearmadais	dhearmad sé, sí	dhearmadamar; dhearmad muid	dhearmad sibh; dhearmadabhair	dhearmad siad; dhearmadadar	a dhearmad / ar dhearmad*	dearmadadh
	past habitual	dhearmadainn / ndearmadainn‡‡	dhearmadtá / ndearmadtᇇ	dhearmadadh sé, sí / ndearmadadh sé, s퇇	dhearmadaimis; dhearmadadh muid / ndearmadaimis‡‡; ndearmadadh muid‡‡	dhearmadadh sibh / ndearmadadh sibh‡‡	dhearmadaidís; dhearmadadh siad / ndearmadaidís‡‡; ndearmadadh siad‡‡	a dhearmadadh / a ndearmadadh*	dhearmadtaí / ndearmadta퇇
future		dearmadfaidh mé; dearmadfad	dearmadfaidh tú; dearmadfair†	dearmadfaidh sé, sí	dearmadfaimid; dearmadfaidh muid	dearmadfaidh sibh	dearmadfaidh siad; dearmadfaid†	a dhearmadfaidh; a dhearmadfas / a ndearmadfaidh*; a ndearmadfas*	dearmadfar
conditional		dhearmadfainn / ndearmadfainn‡‡	dhearmadfá / ndearmadfᇇ	dhearmadfadh sé, sí / ndearmadfadh sé, s퇇	dhearmadfaimis; dhearmadfadh muid / ndearmadfaimis‡‡; ndearmadfadh muid‡‡	dhearmadfadh sibh / ndearmadfadh sibh‡‡	dhearmadfaidís; dhearmadfadh siad / ndearmadfaidís‡‡; ndearmadfadh siad‡‡	a dhearmadfadh / a ndearmadfadh*	dhearmadfaí / ndearmadfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ndearmada mé; go ndearmadad†	go ndearmada tú; go ndearmadair†	go ndearmada sé, sí	go ndearmadaimid; go ndearmada muid	go ndearmada sibh	go ndearmada siad; go ndearmadaid†	—	go ndearmadtar
	past	dá ndearmadainn	dá ndearmadtá	dá ndearmadadh sé, sí	dá ndearmadaimis; dá ndearmadadh muid	dá ndearmadadh sibh	dá ndearmadaidís; dá ndearmadadh siad	—	dá ndearmadtaí
imperative		dearmadaim	dearmad	dearmadadh sé, sí	dearmadaimis	dearmadaigí; dearmadaidh†	dearmadaidís	—	dearmadtar
verbal noun		dearmad
past participle		dearmadta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative forms

• dearmaid, dearmadaigh, dearmhad)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dearmad	dhearmad	ndearmad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “dearmad”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearmad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dermat (“forgetting, forgetfulness”).

Noun

dearmad m (plural dearmadan)

1. neglect, negligence
2. omission

Derived terms

• dearmad-inntinne