dithneas

Irish

Alternative forms

• deithneas, deitheanas, deithineas

Etymology

From Classical Gaelic deithnes.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛhənʲəsˠ/ (corresponding to the form deithneas or deithineas)

Noun

dithneas m (genitive singular deithnis)

1. haste, speed, dispatch (act of doing something quickly)

   le dithneas ― with dispatch

2. hurry (rushed action)

   dithneas dearg ― a tearing hurry

Declension

Declension of deithneas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative deithneas Vocative a dheithnis Genitive deithnis Dative deithneas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an deithneas Genitive an deithnis Dative leis an deithneas don deithneas

Synonyms

• deifir, deabhadh

Derived terms

• dithneasach (“hurried”)
• dithneasaigh (“to hurry”)
• dithneasúil (“hurried”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dithneas	dhithneas	ndithneas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deiṫneas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 236
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dithneas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN