dímheas

dímheas

Irish

Alternative forms

• dí-mheas (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish dímess. By surface analysis, dí- +‎ meas.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲĩːvʲasˠ/

Noun

dímheas m (genitive singular dímheasa)

1. contempt, disrespect, disdain, scorn

   Synonyms: drochmheas, tarcaisne, mí-urraim, anurraim

2. (finance) depreciation (decline in value of assets)
3. disparagement

Declension

Declension of dímheas

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dímheas Vocative a dhímheas Genitive dímheasa Dative dímheas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an dímheas Genitive an dímheasa Dative leis an dímheas don dímheas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dímheas	dhímheas	ndímheas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dímess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dí-ṁeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 241
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dímheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN