demin
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *demenis (“certain”), of disputed origin. MacBain derives it from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁mn̥ (“that which is established”), while Pedersen derives it from Proto-Celtic *dī- + a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to change”), thus ‘unchangeable’.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲeṽʲinʲ/
Adjective
demin (equative demnithir, comparative demniu)
- sure, certain
- c. 875, 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. 112b13
- Is demniu liunn a n-ad·chiam húa súlib ol·daas an ro·chluinemmar húa chlúasaib.
- What we see with (lit. from) the eyes is more certain to us than what we hear with (lit. from) the ears.
- c. 875, 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. 112b13
Declension
| i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | demin | demin | demin |
| Vocative | demin | ||
| Accusative | demin | demin | |
| Genitive | demin | demne | demin |
| Dative | demin | demin | demin |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | demni | demni | |
| Vocative | demni | ||
| Accusative | demni | ||
| Genitive | demin* demne | ||
| Dative | demnib | ||
| Notes | *not when substantivized | ||
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| demin | demin pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndemin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “deimin”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
- Holger Pedersen (1909) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen (in German), volume I, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 174
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