díriuch

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• díriug

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīrectus, evidently before lenition and vowel affection occurred. These suggest it were inherited from Primitive Irish *dīrecus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːrʲiu̯x/

Adjective

díriuch

1. straight
2. direct
3. straightforward
4. upright

Declension

u-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	díriuch	díriuch	díriuch
Vocative	díriuch
Accusative	díriuch	dírig
Genitive	dírig	dírgae	dírig
Dative	díriuch	dírig	díriuch
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	dírgai	dírgai
Vocative	dírgai
Accusative	dírgai
Genitive	*
Dative	dírgaib
Notes	*not attested in Old Irish; same as nominative singular masculine in Middle Irish

Descendants

• Irish: díreach
• Manx: jeeragh
• Scottish Gaelic: dìreach

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
díriuch	díriuch pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndíriuch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “díriuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language