deimhin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish demin (“sure, certain, undoubted”) (compare Scottish Gaelic deimhinn), from Proto-Celtic *demenis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲəɪnʲ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɪvʲənʲ/

Adjective

deimhin (genitive singular masculine deimhin, genitive singular feminine deimhne, plural deimhne, comparative deimhne)

1. sure, certain

Declension

Declension of deimhin

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	deimhin	dheimhin	deimhne; dheimhne²
Vocative	dheimhin		deimhne
Genitive		deimhne	deimhne	deimhin
Dative	deimhin; dheimhin¹	dheimhin	deimhne; dheimhne²
Comparative	níos deimhne
Superlative	is deimhne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• (certain): deimhneach

Noun

deimhin f (genitive singular deimhne)

1. certainty; assurance, proof

Declension

Declension of deimhin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative deimhin Vocative a dheimhin Genitive deimhne Dative deimhin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an deimhin Genitive na deimhne Dative leis an deimhin don deimhin

Synonyms

• (certainty): deimhne