díomhaointeas

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From díomhaoin +‎ -as with an excrescent t; the older variant díomhaoineas is from Middle Irish dimaínes.

Noun

díomhaointeas m (genitive singular díomhaointis)

  1. vanity (that which is vain, futile, or worthless), worthlessness
  2. idleness (state of being idle; inactivity)
  3. unmarried state
    Tá mé i mo dhíomhaointeas.
    I am single.

Declension

Declension of díomhaointeas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative díomhaointeas
vocative a dhíomhaointis
genitive díomhaointis
dative díomhaointeas
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an díomhaointeas
genitive an díomhaointis
dative leis an díomhaointeas
don díomhaointeas

Mutation

Mutated forms of díomhaointeas
radical lenition eclipsis
díomhaointeas dhíomhaointeas ndíomhaointeas

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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