díomuan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dimbúan (“transitory, impermanent, unsteady”). By surface analysis, dí- +‎ buan (“enduring, permanent; steadfast, solid”)

Adjective

díomuan (genitive singular masculine díomuain, genitive singular feminine díomuaine, plural díomuana, comparative díomuaine)

  1. impermanent, transient, transitory; short-lived
    Synonym: neamhbhuan

Declension

Declension of díomuan
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative díomuan dhíomuan díomuana;
dhíomuana2
vocative dhíomuain díomuana
genitive díomuane díomuana díomuan
dative díomuan;
dhíomuan1 		dhíomuan;
dhíomuain (archaic) 		díomuana;
dhíomuana2
Comparative níos díomuane
Superlative is díomuane

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

  • díomuaine f (“impermanence, transitoriness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of díomuan
radical lenition eclipsis
díomuan dhíomuan ndíomuan

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

References

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