"demin" meaning in Old Irish

See demin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈdʲeβ̃ʲinʲ]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *demenis (“certain”), of disputed origin. MacBain derives it from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁men- (“that which is established”), while Pedersen derives it from Proto-Celtic *dī- + a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to change”), thus ‘unchangeable’. Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-|*mey-|id2=change}}, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*demenis|t=certain}} Proto-Celtic *demenis (“certain”), {{der|sga|ine-pro|*dʰéh₁mn̥|*dʰh₁men-|t=that which is established}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁men- (“that which is established”), {{der|sga|cel-pro|*dī-}} Proto-Celtic *dī-, {{der|sga|ine-pro|*men-|id=change|t=to change}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to change”) Head templates: {{head|sga|adjective|equative|demnithir|comparative|demniu|||head=}} demin (equative demnithir, comparative demniu), {{sga-adj|comp=demniu|eq=demnithir}} demin (equative demnithir, comparative demniu) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-adj-i|demn}}, {{sga-decl-adj-table|acc_f_sg=demin|acc_m_pl=demni|acc_m_sg=demin|dat_f_sg=demin|dat_m_sg=demin|dat_n_sg=demin|dat_pl=demnib|gen_f_sg=demne|gen_m_sg=demin|gen_n_sg=demin|gen_pl=demin* demne|info=i-stem|nom_f_sg=demin|nom_fn_pl=demni|nom_m_pl=demni|nom_m_sg=demin|nom_n_sg=demin|notes=*not when substantivized|voc_m_pl=demni|voc_m_sg=demin}}, {{sga-mutation|d|emin}} Forms: demnithir [equative], demniu [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], demin [masculine, nominative, singular], demin [feminine, nominative, singular], demin [neuter, nominative, singular], demin [masculine, singular, vocative], demin [feminine, singular, vocative], demin [neuter, singular, vocative], demin [accusative, masculine, singular], demin [accusative, feminine, singular], demin [accusative, neuter, singular], demin [genitive, masculine, singular], demne [feminine, genitive, singular], demin [genitive, neuter, singular], demin [dative, masculine, singular], demin [dative, feminine, singular], demin [dative, neuter, singular], demni [masculine, nominative, plural], demni [feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], demni [masculine, plural, vocative], demni [feminine, neuter, plural, vocative], demni [accusative, masculine, plural], demni [accusative, feminine, neuter, plural], demin [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], demnib [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], demin [mutation, mutation-radical], demin [mutation, mutation-nasal], ndemin [mutation]
  1. sure, certain
    Sense id: en-demin-sga-adj-LUxP6~g5 Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          },
          "expansion": "Irish: deimhin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: deimhin"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "deimhinn"
          },
          "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic: deimhinn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scottish Gaelic: deimhinn"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*dʰeh₁-",
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        "id2": "change"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*demenis",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "*dʰéh₁mn̥",
        "4": "*dʰh₁men-",
        "t": "that which is established"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "demin",
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      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demni",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "neuter",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "demni",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndemin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "4": "demnithir",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "demniu",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "demin (equative demnithir, comparative demniu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "demniu",
        "eq": "demnithir"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "demn"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_f_sg": "demin",
        "acc_m_pl": "demni",
        "acc_m_sg": "demin",
        "dat_f_sg": "demin",
        "dat_m_sg": "demin",
        "dat_n_sg": "demin",
        "dat_pl": "demnib",
        "gen_f_sg": "demne",
        "gen_m_sg": "demin",
        "gen_n_sg": "demin",
        "gen_pl": "demin*\ndemne",
        "info": "i-stem",
        "nom_f_sg": "demin",
        "nom_fn_pl": "demni",
        "nom_m_pl": "demni",
        "nom_m_sg": "demin",
        "nom_n_sg": "demin",
        "notes": "*not when substantivized",
        "voc_m_pl": "demni",
        "voc_m_sg": "demin"
      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "d",
        "2": "emin"
      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What we see with (lit. from) the eyes is more certain to us than what we hear with (lit. from) the ears.",
          "text": "Is demniu liunn a n-ad·chiam húa súlib ol·daas an ro·chluinemmar húa chlúasaib.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sure, certain"
      ],
      "id": "en-demin-sga-adj-LUxP6~g5",
      "links": [
        [
          "sure",
          "sure"
        ],
        [
          "certain",
          "certain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdʲeβ̃ʲinʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "demin"
}
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      "text": "Irish: deimhin"
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      ]
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    },
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      "form": "demin",
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    {
      "form": "demin",
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    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
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    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
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        "dative",
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    {
      "form": "demni",
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    {
      "form": "demni",
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    },
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "demni",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "masculine",
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        "plural"
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "demin",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndemin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation"
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        "nom_m_pl": "demni",
        "nom_m_sg": "demin",
        "nom_n_sg": "demin",
        "notes": "*not when substantivized",
        "voc_m_pl": "demni",
        "voc_m_sg": "demin"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "d",
        "2": "emin"
      },
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish adjectives",
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish i-stem adjectives",
        "Old Irish lemmas",
        "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-",
        "Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (change)",
        "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old Irish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What we see with (lit. from) the eyes is more certain to us than what we hear with (lit. from) the ears.",
          "text": "Is demniu liunn a n-ad·chiam húa súlib ol·daas an ro·chluinemmar húa chlúasaib.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sure, certain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sure",
          "sure"
        ],
        [
          "certain",
          "certain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdʲeβ̃ʲinʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "demin"
}

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