díomhaointeas
Irish
Alternative forms
- díomhaoineas, díomhnas
Etymology
From díomhaoin + -as with an excrescent t; the older variant díomhaoineas is from Middle Irish dimaínes.
Noun
díomhaointeas m (genitive singular díomhaointis)
- vanity (that which is vain, futile, or worthless), worthlessness
- idleness (state of being idle; inactivity)
- unmarried state
- Tá mé i mo dhíomhaointeas.
- I am single.
Declension
Declension of díomhaointeas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díomhaointeas | dhíomhaointeas | ndíomhaointeas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “díomhaointeas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dimaínes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díoṁaoineas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 243
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díomhaointeas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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