Diarmait
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- Diarmuit
- Dermait
Etymology
Possibly from dí- (“without”) + format (“envy”) + -i- (forms prefixed adjectives). The name would thus stem from a substantivized adjective meaning "(he) without envy".
Inflection
| Masculine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | Diarmait | — | — |
| Vocative | Diarmait | — | — |
| Accusative | DiarmaitN | — | — |
| Genitive | DiarmatoH, DiarmataH | — | — |
| Dative | DiarmaitL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: Diarmaid
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Diarmait | Diarmait pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
nDiarmait |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Diarmait”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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