dín
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French dyne, from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “force”).
Noun
dín f (genitive singular díne, nominative plural díneacha)
Declension
Declension of dín
Etymology 2
Noun
dín m sg
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dín | dhín | ndín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Noun
dín m (genitive dína)
- protection, defence, shelter
- (act of) sheltering, protecting
- (with ar) protection, shelter against
- covering, thatch, roofing
- sparing, husbanding
- (law) remission
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Irish: díon
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