díomuan
Irish
Etymology
dí- + buan (“enduring, permanent; steadfast, solid”)
Adjective
díomuan (genitive singular masculine díomuain, genitive singular feminine díomuaine, plural díomuana, comparative díomuaine)
- impermanent, transient, transitory; short-lived
Declension
Declension of díomuan
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | díomuan | dhíomuan | díomuana; dhíomuana² | |
| Vocative | dhíomuain | díomuana | ||
| Genitive | díomuane | díomuana | díomuan | |
| Dative | díomuan; dhíomuan¹ | dhíomuan; dhíomuain (archaic) | díomuana; dhíomuana² | |
| Comparative | níos díomuane | |||
| Superlative | is díomuane | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (transient, short-lived): duthain
Related terms
- díomuaine f (“impermanence, transitoriness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díomuan | dhíomuan | ndíomuan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "díomuan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.