díomhaoin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dímaín. By surface analysis, dí- + maoin. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dìomhain.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲiːˈvˠiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːwiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲĩːwinʲ/

Adjective

díomhaoin (genitive singular feminine díomhaoine, plural díomhaoine, comparative díomhaoine)

  1. unoccupied (not employed on a task), idle (not engaged in any occupation or employment), unemployed
  2. unmarried, unattached, single (not married nor dating)
  3. fallow (inactive, undeveloped)
  4. vain, useless, fruitless
  5. waste, empty

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
díomhaoin dhíomhaoin ndíomhaoin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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