díomuan
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]dí- + buan (“enduring, permanent; steadfast, solid”)
Adjective
[edit]díomuan (genitive singular masculine díomuain, genitive singular feminine díomuaine, plural díomuana, comparative díomuaine)
Declension
[edit]Declension of díomuan
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | díomuan | dhíomuan | díomuana; dhíomuana² | |
Vocative | dhíomuain | díomuana | ||
Genitive | díomuane | díomuana | díomuan | |
Dative | díomuan; dhíomuan¹ |
dhíomuan; dhíomuain (archaic) |
díomuana; dhíomuana² | |
Comparative | níos díomuane | |||
Superlative | is díomuane |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]- (transient, short-lived): duthain
Related terms
[edit]- díomuaine f (“impermanence, transitoriness”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
díomuan | dhíomuan | ndíomuan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díomuan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN