dídhóigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dí- +‎ dóigh (“way”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dídhóigh f (genitive singular dídhóighe)

  1. wrong way, wrong manner
  2. ill plight, poor state, poor circumstances

Declension

Declension of dídhóigh (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative dídhóigh
vocative a dhídhóigh
genitive dídhóighe
dative dídhóigh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an dídhóigh
genitive na dídhóighe
dative leis an dídhóigh
don dídhóigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of dídhóigh
radical lenition eclipsis
dídhóigh dhídhóigh ndídhóigh

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 338, page 116

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