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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Old Irish díadae (“divine, godly”). By surface analysis, Dia (“God”) + -ga.
Pronunciation
Adjective
diaga
- divine, godly, godlike
- sacred, holy
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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Nominative
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diaga
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dhiaga
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diaga; dhiaga²
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Vocative
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dhiaga
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diaga
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Genitive
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diaga
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diaga
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diaga
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Dative
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diaga; dhiaga¹
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dhiaga
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diaga; dhiaga²
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Comparative
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níos diaga
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Superlative
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is diaga
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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
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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diaga
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dhiaga
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ndiaga
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diaga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “diaga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language