deamhan
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish demon, borrowed from Latin daemon, from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲəun̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /dʲəunˠ/, /dʲəun̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /dʲoːnˠ/, /dʲoːn̪ˠ/[1]
Noun
deamhan m (genitive singular deamhain, nominative plural deamhain)
Declension
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Derived terms
- deamhan coimhdeachta (“familiar spirit; evil genius”)
- deamhandíbirt (“exorcism”)
- deamhan fola (“vampire”)
- deamhanta (“demoniac(al); fiendish”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| deamhan | dheamhan | ndeamhan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 19
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deamhan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “demon”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish demon, borrowed from Latin daemon, from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲãũ.an/
Noun
deamhan m (genitive singular deamhain, plural deamhanan)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| deamhan | dheamhan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.