dáiríre
Irish
Alternative forms
- dá ríribh (obsolete)
- dáirírí, dáiríribh
Etymology
From Middle Irish darírib, apparently from de ḟírib (literally “from truths”), but the source of the first r is unclear; it may have arise through conflation with expressions like ar fír (literally “on truth”) and iar fír (literally “through truth”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɑːˈɾʲiːɾʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠæˈɾʲiːɾʲə/
Adverb
dáiríre
- seriously, in earnest
Derived terms
- dáiríre fíre, dáiríre píre (“really and truly”)
- i ndáiríre (“in earnest”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dáiríre | dháiríre | ndáiríre |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “darírib” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “dá ríribh” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "dáiríre" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.