deifir

Irish

Alternative forms

• deifre
• deithbhir (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish deithbir (“reasonableness”), from Old Irish deithbir (“reasonable”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛfʲəɾʲ/

Noun

deifir f (genitive singular deifre)

1. hurry (rushed action)

   Tá deifir orm. ― I am in a hurry.

   Deir sé go bhfuil deifir air. ― He says that he is in a hurry.

   Synonyms: deabhadh, dithneas

Declension

Declension of deifir

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative deifir Vocative a dheifir Genitive deifre Dative deifir

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an deifir Genitive na deifre Dative leis an deifir don deifir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deifir	dheifir	ndeifir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deifir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “deifir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “deifir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30