díothach
Irish
Etymology
From díth (“loss; deprivation, destruction; want, lack; need, requirement”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
díothach (genitive singular masculine díothaigh, genitive singular feminine díothaí, plural díothacha, comparative díothaí)
- wanting, deficient
- needy, destitute
- Alternative form of díothaitheach (“destructive, ruinous”)
Declension
Declension of díothach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | díothach | dhíothach | díothacha; dhíothacha² | |
Vocative | dhíothaigh | díothacha | ||
Genitive | díothaí | díothacha | díothach | |
Dative | díothach; dhíothach¹ | dhíothach; dhíothaigh (archaic) | díothacha; dhíothacha² | |
Comparative | níos díothaí | |||
Superlative | is díothaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- uireasach (“wanting, deficient”)
Related terms
- díothacht f (“want, destitution”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
díothach | dhíothach | ndíothach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "díothach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.