díseart

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dísert, from Vulgar Latin *dīsertum, from Latin dēsertum. Cognate with Welsh diserth.

Noun

díseart m (genitive singular dísirt, nominative plural dísirt)

  1. deserted place, desert
  2. retreat, hermitage
  3. (biology) refugium

Declension

Declension of díseart (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative díseart dísirt
vocative a dhísirt a dhísearta
genitive dísirt díseart
dative díseart dísirt
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an díseart na dísirt
genitive an dísirt na ndíseart
dative leis an díseart
don díseart 		leis na dísirt

Derived terms

  • díseartach m (“hermit”)
  • díseartán m (“hermitage”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of díseart
radical lenition eclipsis
díseart dhíseart ndíseart

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

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