dia in Middle Irish

IPA: /d̠ʲiə̯/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Univerbation of di (“of/from”) + a (“his/her/its/their”). Etymology templates: {{univ|mga|di|a|t1=of/from|t2=his/her/its/their}} Univerbation of di (“of/from”) + a (“his/her/its/their”) Head templates: {{head|mga|determiner form|‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis|cat2=possessive determiners}} dia (‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "di",
        "3": "a",
        "t1": "of/from",
        "t2": "his/her/its/their"
      },
      "expansion": "Univerbation of di (“of/from”) + a (“his/her/its/their”)",
      "name": "univ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of di (“of/from”) + a (“his/her/its/their”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "determiner form",
        "3": "‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis",
        "cat2": "possessive determiners"
      },
      "expansion": "dia (‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "name": "Middle Irish possessive determiners",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish univerbations",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 46 entries",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of/from his/her/its/their"
      ],
      "id": "en-dia-mga-det-7K2sV-0g"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d̠ʲiə̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dia"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "di",
        "3": "a",
        "t1": "of/from",
        "t2": "his/her/its/their"
      },
      "expansion": "Univerbation of di (“of/from”) + a (“his/her/its/their”)",
      "name": "univ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of di (“of/from”) + a (“his/her/its/their”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "determiner form",
        "3": "‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis",
        "cat2": "possessive determiners"
      },
      "expansion": "dia (‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle Irish compound terms",
        "Middle Irish determiner forms",
        "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle Irish non-lemma forms",
        "Middle Irish possessive determiners",
        "Middle Irish univerbations",
        "Pages with 46 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of/from his/her/its/their"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d̠ʲiə̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dia"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: ‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition",
  "path": [
    "dia"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Irish",
  "subsection": "determiner",
  "title": "dia",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis",
  "path": [
    "dia"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Irish",
  "subsection": "determiner",
  "title": "dia",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: ‘their’ triggers eclipsis",
  "path": [
    "dia"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Irish",
  "subsection": "determiner",
  "title": "dia",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-03-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-03-03 using wiktextract (05c257f and 9d9a410). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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"dia" meaning in Middle Irish

Determiner