dingire
Irish
Etymology
From ding (“wedge; pack tightly, stuff; make compact; knit, knead”, verb) + -aire (agent suffix).
Noun
dingire m (genitive singular dingire, nominative plural dingirí)
- wedging implement; light hammer
Declension
Declension of dingire
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- dingireacht f (“wedge-driving; tapping”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dingire | dhingire | ndingire |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "dingire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.