díummusach
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- diummassach
Etymology
From díummus (“pride, arrogance”) (from dí- + od- + mess) + -ach
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːu̯musax/
Adjective
díummusach
- proud, arrogant
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 56a22
- Nacham·indarbanar-sa fo chomt⟨h⟩ururasib inna ndíummassach.
- Let me not be expelled under the incursions of the proud.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 56a22
Declension
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | díummusach | díummusach | díummusach |
Vocative | díummusaig* díummusach** | ||
Accusative | díummusach | díummusaig | |
Genitive | díummusaig | díummusaige | díummusaig |
Dative | díummusach | díummusaig | díummusach |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | díummusaig | díummusacha | |
Vocative | díummusachu díummusacha† | ||
Accusative | díummusachu díummusacha† | ||
Genitive | díummusach | ||
Dative | díummusachaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Descendants
- Irish: díomasach
- Scottish Gaelic: dìomasach
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
díummusach | díummusach pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | ndíummusach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “díummusach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language