damáiste
Irish
Alternative forms
- damaiste, diomáiste, domáisde, domáiste (obsolete)
- díomáiste (dialectal)
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman damage, from Latin damnum.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠəˈmˠɑːʃtʲə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠamˠɑːʃtʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠamˠæʃtʲə/
Noun
damáiste m (genitive singular damáiste, nominative plural damáistí)
- damage
- harm, injury
Declension
Declension of damáiste
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- díobháil
- dochar
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
damáiste | dhamáiste | ndamáiste |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “domáiste”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “damáiste” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “damáiste” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 222.
- "damáiste" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.