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".

Proper noun

Diarmait m (genitive Diarmata)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Diarmait — —
vocative Diarmait — —
accusative DiarmaitN — —
genitive DiarmatoH, DiarmataH — —
dative DiarmaitL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: Diarmaid

Mutation

Mutation of Diarmait
radical lenition nasalization
Diarmait Diarmait
pronounced with /ðʲ-/		 nDiarmait

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

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