deimhne

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish deimne (“firmness, stability”), from deimin (“sure, certain, undoubted”) (compare modern deimhin).

Noun

deimhne f (genitive singular deimhne)

  1. sureness, certainty
Declension
Declension of deimhne (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative deimhne
vocative a dheimhne
genitive deimhne
dative deimhne
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an deimhne
genitive na deimhne
dative leis an deimhne
don deimhne

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

deimhne

  1. inflection of deimhin (“sure, certain”):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Noun

deimhne

  1. genitive singular of deimhin (“certainty; assurance, proof”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deimhne
radical lenition eclipsis
deimhne dheimhne ndeimhne

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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