Definitions For Dian

Adjective

{{ga-adj, gsm=déin, gsf=déine, pl=~a, comp=déine}} vehement, intense, violent, severe (obsolete) swift, quick

Declension

{{ga-decl-adj, d, ian, gsm=éin, gsf=éine, pl=~a}}

Derived terms

{{l, ga, dianghlasáil}} {{l, ga, dianmhaith}}

Etymology

{{root, ga, ine-pro, *deyh₁-}} From {{inh, ga, sga, dían, t=swift, rapid}}, from {{inh, ga, cel-pro, dēnos}}, from {{der, ga, ine-pro, *deyh₁-, t=to chase away}}; compare {{cog, grc, δίεμαι, t=hasten}}, {{cog, sa, दीयति, tr=dī́yati, t=fly}}.{{R:cel:Matasovic 2009, 95, head=*dēno-}}

Mutation

{{ga-mut}}