Dé
See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"
Contents
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Dé m
- inflection of Dia (“God”):
- The translation of Silent Night into Irish) begins:
- Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé
- Silent night, night of God’s Son
- Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé
- The translation of Silent Night into Irish) begins:
Etymology 2[edit]
Originally the dative of dia (“day”).
Preposition[edit]
Dé (plus genitive, triggers h-prothesis, used only with the names of the days of the week)
- on
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Dé Domhnaigh ― on Sunday
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Usage notes[edit]
Dé is not used with Déardaoin (“Thursday”), which by itself is both the noun “Thursday” and the adverb “on Thursday”.
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from Dé
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Dé | Dhé | nDé |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- "Dé" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dé m
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Dé | Dé pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
nDé |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |