deifir

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish deithbir (“reasonableness”), from Old Irish deithbir (“reasonable”, adjective).

Pronunciation

Noun

deifir f (genitive singular deifre)

  1. hurry (rushed action)
    Synonyms: deabhadh, dithneas
    Tá deifir orm. ― I am in a hurry.
    Deir sé go bhfuil deifir air. ― He says that he is in a hurry.

Declension

Declension of deifir (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative deifir
vocative a dheifir
genitive deifre
dative deifir
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an deifir
genitive na deifre
dative leis an deifir
don deifir

Noun

deifir f (genitive singular deifreach, nominative plural deifreacha)

  1. Munster form of difear (“difference”)
    Níl aon deifir idir an chanúint atá agam-sa agus do chanúint féin.
    There's no difference between my dialect and your own dialect.

Declension

Declension of deifir (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative deifir deifreacha
vocative a dheifir a dheifreacha
genitive deifreach deifreacha
dative deifir deifreacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an deifir na deifreacha
genitive na deifreach na ndeifreacha
dative leis an deifir
don deifir 		leis na deifreacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of deifir
radical lenition eclipsis
deifir dheifir ndeifir

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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