dímhúineadh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dí- +‎ múineadh (good manners).

Pronunciation

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  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːwuːnˠu/, /ˈdʲiːwuːn̪ˠu/ (as if spelled dímhúnadh); /ˈdʲiːmˠuːnˠu/, /ˈdʲiːmˠuːn̪ˠu/[2] (as if spelled dímúnadh)

Noun

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dímhúineadh m (genitive singular dímhúinte)

  1. bad manners

Declension

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Synonyms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dímhúineadh dhímhúineadh ndímhúineadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dí-ṁúineaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 160

Further reading

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