neamhdheoin
Irish
Alternative forms
- neamh-dheóin (obsolete)
Etymology
neamh- (“non-”) + deoin (“will, consent”); compare synonymous ainneoin with a different negative prefix. Quiggin considers it a reinterpretation of in ainneoin.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲãujõːnʲ/[1]
Preposition
neamhdheoin (plus genitive, triggers)
- in spite of, despite
Further reading
- “neamh-dheóin” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 17