Diarmait
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- Diarmuit
- Dermait
Etymology
Possibly from dí- (“without”) + format (“envy”). The declension classes are inconsistent, however; format is a neuter o-stem, but the given name is a masculine i-stem.
Proper noun
Diarmait m (genitive Diarmata)
- A male given name
Inflection
| Masculine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | Diarmait | — | — |
| Vocative | Diarmait | — | — |
| Accusative | DiarmaitN | — | — |
| Genitive | DiarmatoH, DiarmataH | — | — |
| Dative | DiarmaitL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: Diarmaid
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Diarmait | Diarmait pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | nDiarmait |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “Diarmait”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language