díomasach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish díummusach. By surface analysis, díomas +‎ -ach.

Adjective

díomasach (genitive singular masculine díomasaigh, genitive singular feminine díomasaí, plural díomasacha, comparative díomasaí)

  1. arrogant, vain, proud

Declension

Declension of díomasach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative díomasach dhíomasach díomasacha;
dhíomasacha²
Vocative dhíomasaigh díomasacha
Genitive díomasaí díomasacha díomasach
Dative díomasach;
dhíomasach¹ 		dhíomasach;
dhíomasaigh (archaic) 		díomasacha;
dhíomasacha²
Comparative níos díomasaí
Superlative is díomasaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • Díomasach (given name)
    • Ó Díomasaigh (surname)
      • → English: Dempsey

References

  1. ^ “díomasach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “díomasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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