deifir

Irish

Alternative forms

• deithbhir (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish deithbir (“reasonableness”), from Old Irish deithbir (“reasonable”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛfʲəɾʲ/

Noun

deifir f (genitive singular deifre)

1. hurry (rushed action)

   Tá deifir orm.

   I am in a hurry.

Declension

Declension of deifir

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative deifir Vocative a dheifir Genitive deifre Dative deifir

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an deifir Genitive na deifre Dative leis an deifir don deifir

Synonyms

• deabhadh
• dithneas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deifir	dheifir	ndeifir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 deithbir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deifir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN