dèine

See also: deine and déine

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• déine (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɛːɲʲə/, /ˈtʲeːnə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish déine (“swiftness, speed, impetuosity, vehemence”).

Noun

dèine f (genitive singular dèine)

1. fervor, passion, zeal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dèine

1. comparative degree of dian

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dèine	dhèine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “dèine”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “déine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language