díonach

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See also: dìonach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dínach (“protecting, protected”). By surface analysis, díon (“protect, shelter; proof”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːn̪ˠəx/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːnˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːnˠa(x)/

Adjective

díonach (genitive singular masculine díonaigh, genitive singular feminine díonaí, plural díonacha, comparative díonaí)

Declension

Declension of *díonach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	díonach	dhíonach	díonacha; dhíonacha²
vocative	dhíonaigh	dhíonach	díonacha
genitive	dhíonaigh	díonaí	díonacha	díonach
dative	díonach; dhíonach¹	dhíonach; dhíonaigh (archaic)	díonacha; dhíonacha²
Comparative	níos díonaí
Superlative	is díonaí

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

aerdhíonach (“airtight”)
aigéad-díonach (“acid-resisting”)
alcaildíonach
brionndíonach
cithdhíonach (“showerproof”)
crioscaíldíonach (“tamperproof”)
crithdhíonach
dódhíonach (“fireproof”)
fiuchdhíonach
fuaimdhíonach (“soundproof”)
gásdíonach (“gas-proof”)
gréiscdhíonach (“greaseproof”)
lasairdhíonach (“flameproof, fireproof, fire resistant”)
lasándíonach
leamhandíonach (“mothproof”)
osándíonach
sceithdhíonach (“leakproof”)
sildíonach
síondíonach (“weatherproof”)
siorradh-dhíonach (“draughtproof”)
solasdíonach (“lightproof”)
stealldíonach (“splash-proof”)
taisdíonach (“dampproof”)
teasdíonach (“insulating”)
teipdhíonach (“failproof”)
toitdíonach (“fireproof”)
uiscedhíonach (“waterproof”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *díonach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
díonach	dhíonach	ndíonach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dínach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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