diaga

Irish

Alternative forms

  • diadha (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Old Irish díadae (divine, godly). By surface analysis, Dia (God) + -ga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲiəɡə/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːɡə/[1]

Adjective

diaga

  1. divine, godly, godlike
  2. sacred, holy

Declension

Derived terms

  • diagacht (divinity)
  • diagaigh (deify)
  • diagaire (theologian)
  • diaganta (godly, pious)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
diaga dhiaga ndiaga
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 80.

Further reading

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