diaganta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • diagaithe, diagánta, diagasúil
  • diadhanta, diadhasamhail, diadhuighthe, diaguidhthe (superseded)[1]

Etymology

From diaga +‎ -anta.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːɡən̪ˠt̪ˠə/[2]
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiəɡən̪ˠt̪ˠ(ə)/[3], /ˈdʲiəɡən̪ˠt̪ˠiː/[4]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiəɡan̪ˠt̪ˠə/[5] (corresponding to the form diagánta)

Adjective

diaganta

  1. pious, devout, godly, holy, religious

Declension

Declension of diaganta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative diaganta dhiaganta diaganta;
dhiaganta2
vocative dhiaganta diaganta
genitive diaganta diaganta diaganta
dative diaganta;
dhiaganta1 		dhiaganta diaganta;
dhiaganta2
Comparative níos diaganta
Superlative is diaganta

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of diaganta
radical lenition eclipsis
diaganta dhiaganta ndiaganta

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

References

  1. ^ “diaganta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 493, page 132
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 543, page 196
  4. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 461, page 127
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 429, page 139

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “diaḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 331; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diaganta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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