Dé
See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲeː/[1]
Proper noun
Dé m
- vocative/genitive singular of Dia (“God”)
- The translation of Silent Night into Irish) begins:
- Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé
- Silent night, holy night
- (literally, “Silent night, night of God’s Son”)
- The translation of Silent Night into Irish) begins:
Etymology 2
Originally the dative of dia (“day”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲeː/[1]
- (Ulster, unstressed) IPA(key): /dʲa/[2]
Preposition
Dé (plus genitive, triggers h-prothesis, used only with the names of the days of the week)
- on
- Dé Domhnaigh ― on Sunday
Usage notes
Dé is not used with Déardaoin (“Thursday”), which by itself is both the noun “Thursday” and the adverb “on Thursday”.
Derived terms
- Dé Céadaoin
- Dé Domhnaigh
- Dé hAoine
- Dé Luain
- Dé Máirt
- Dé Sathairn
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Dé | Dhé | nDé |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 80.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 9
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Dé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- Dǽ, Dǽi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲeː/
Noun
Dé m
- vocative/genitive singular of Día (“God”)
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Dé | Dé pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | nDé |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |