diúid

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dḯuit (“simple”).[1]

Adjective

diúid (genitive singular feminine diúide, plural diúide, comparative diúide)

  1. simple, uncomplicated
  2. straightforward, sincere
  3. simple-minded, silly

Declension

Declension of diúid
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative diúid dhiúid diúide;
dhiúide2
vocative dhiúid diúide
genitive diúide diúide diúid
dative diúid;
dhiúid1 		dhiúid diúide;
dhiúide2
Comparative níos diúide
Superlative is diúide

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

  • diúide f (“simplicity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of diúid
radical lenition eclipsis
diúid dhiúid ndiúid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dḯuit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “diuid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 344; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “diúid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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