demin
Old Irish
Etymology
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From Proto-Celtic *demenis (“certain”), of disputed origin. MacBain derives it from Lua error: Parameter "t" has been entered more than once. This is probably because a parameter alias has been used., while Pedersen derives it from Proto-Celtic *dī- + a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to change”), thus ‘unchangeable’.
Pronunciation
Adjective
demin (equative demnithir, comparative demniu)
- sure, certain
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112b13
- Is demniu liunn a n-ad·chiam húa súlib ol·daas an ro·chluinemmar húa chlúasaib.
- What we see with (lit. from) the eyes is more certain to us than what we hear with (lit. from) the ears.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112b13
Declension
i-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | demin | demin | demin |
Vocative | demin | ||
Accusative | demin | demin | |
Genitive | demin | demne | demin |
Dative | demin | demin | demin |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | demni | demni | |
Vocative | demni | ||
Accusative | demni | ||
Genitive | demin* demne | ||
Dative | demnib | ||
Notes | *not when substantivized |
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
demin | demin pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndemin |
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), “deimin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “demin”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- Pedersen, Holger (1909) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen (in German), volume I, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 174
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *dēmin.
Adverb
demin
Categories:
- Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (change)
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish adjectives
- Old Irish terms with quotations
- Old Irish i-stem adjectives
- Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish adverbs