dímheas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dímess.[1] By surface analysis, dí- +‎ meas.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲĩːvʲasˠ/, /ˈdʲiːmʲasˠ/[2]

Noun

dímheas m (genitive singular dímheasa)

  1. contempt, disrespect, disdain, scorn
    Synonyms: drochmheas, tarcaisne, mí-urraim, anurraim
  2. (finance) depreciation (decline in value of assets)
  3. disparagement

Declension

Declension of dímheas (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative dímheas
vocative a dhímheas
genitive dímheasa
dative dímheas
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an dímheas
genitive an dímheasa
dative leis an dímheas
don dímheas

Mutation

Mutated forms of dímheas
radical lenition eclipsis
dímheas dhímheas ndímheas

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), “1 dímess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 160

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