díothach

Irish

Etymology

From díth (“loss; deprivation, destruction; want, lack; need, requirement”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

díothach (genitive singular masculine díothaigh, genitive singular feminine díothaí, plural díothacha, comparative díothaí)

wanting, deficient
needy, destitute
alternative form of díothaitheach (“destructive, ruinous”)

Declension

Declension of *díothach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	díothach	dhíothach	díothacha; dhíothacha²
vocative	dhíothaigh	dhíothach	díothacha
genitive	dhíothaigh	díothaí	díothacha	díothach
dative	díothach; dhíothach¹	dhíothach; dhíothaigh (archaic)	díothacha; dhíothacha²

Comparative	níos díothaí
Superlative	is díothaí

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

Synonyms

uireasach (“wanting, deficient”)

Related terms

díothacht f (“want, destitution”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *díothach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
díothach	dhíothach	ndíothach

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díothach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN