diaspóra

See also: diaspora, Diaspora, diasporă, and diáspora

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲiəˈsˠpˠoːɾˠə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiəsˠpˠoːɾˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiəsˠpˠɔɾˠə/

Noun

diaspóra m (genitive singular diaspóra, nominative plural diaspóraí)

  1. diaspora

Further reading

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