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díomuan
díomuan
Irish
Adjective
díomuan (genitive singular masculine díomuain, genitive singular feminine díomuaine, plural díomuana, comparative díomuaine)
Declension
Declension of díomuan
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | díomuan | díomuan¹ | díomuana³ | |
| Vocative | díomuain¹ | díomuan¹ | díomuana | |
| Genitive | díomuain¹ | díomuaine | díomuana | díomuan |
| Dative | díomuan² | díomuan¹; (archaic) díomuain¹ |
díomuana³ | |
| Comparative | díomuaine | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (transient, short-lived): duthain
Related terms
- díomuaine f (“impermanence, transitoriness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díomuan | dhíomuan | ndíomuan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "díomuan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.