diaga
Irish
Alternative forms
- diadha (superseded spelling)
Declension
Declension of diaga
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | diaga | dhiaga | diaga; dhiaga² | |
| Vocative | dhiaga | diaga | ||
| Genitive | diaga | diaga | diaga | |
| Dative | diaga; dhiaga¹ |
dhiaga | diaga; dhiaga² | |
| Comparative | níos diaga | |||
| Superlative | is diaga | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- diagacht (“divinity”)
- diagaigh (“deify”)
- diagaire (“theologian”)
- diaganta (“godly, pious”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| diaga | dhiaga | ndiaga |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 80
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diaga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “diaga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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