dèine

See also: deine and déine

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛːɲʲə/, /ˈtʲeːnə/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Irish déine (“swiftness, speed, impetuosity, vehemence”).

Noun

dèine f (genitive singular dèine)

  1. fervor, passion, zeal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dèine

  1. comparative degree of dian

Mutation

Mutation of dèine
radical lenition
dèine dhèine

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dèine”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “déine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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