diúraic

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish díbirciud m (“act of casting, hurling, shooting; throwing at, pelting”), verbal noun of do·bidci (“shoots, casts, hurls; pelts, shoots at, strikes”).

Verb

diúraic (present analytic diúracann, future analytic diúracfaidh, verbal noun diúracadh, past participle diúractha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) cast, shoot, project (missile)
  2. (transitive) brandish

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • diúracán m (“projectile, missile”)
  • diúracas m (“pins and needles”)
  • diúracóir m (“director”) (artillery)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
diúraic dhiúraic ndiúraic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "diúraic" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “díbirciud” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “do·bidci” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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