díriuch

== Old Irish == === Alternative forms === díriug === Etymology === From dí- +‎ *riug, from Proto-Celtic *rigus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵ-u-s ~ *h₃r̥ǵ-éw-s (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Sanskrit ऋ॒जु (ṛjú, “straight”) is a precise cognate, both having generalised zero grade in the root. Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós), Latin rēctus, and English right are also related. Because u-stem adjectives are rare in Old Irish, it is unlikely to have been borrowed from Latin dīrēctus, but the addition of the intensive prefix dí- could have been influenced by the Latin term of the same meaning. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd̠ʲiː.ɾʲux/ (Blasse) [ˈd̠ʲiː.ɾʲux] (Griffith) [ˈd̠ʲiː.ɾʲøx] === Adjective === díriuch (comparative dírgu) straight direct straightforward upright ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: díreach Manx: jeeragh Scottish Gaelic: dìreach === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “díriuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language