dianmhaith

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dian (“intense, vehement”) +‎ maith (“good”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dianmhaith

  1. very good
    Thuig mé go dianmhaith thú. ― I understood you very well.
    Is dianmhaith atá a fhios agat nach dúirt mé é sin. ― You know very well that I didn’t say that.

Usage notes

Used primarily adverbially, as in the usage examples above.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 224, page 114

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dian-ṁaiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 333; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dianmhaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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