deamhan

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish demon, borrowed from Latin daemon, from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲəun̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /dʲəunˠ/, /dʲəun̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /dʲoːnˠ/, /dʲoːn̪ˠ/ === Noun === deamhan m (genitive singular deamhain, nominative plural deamhain) demon ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== deamhan coimhdeachta (“familiar spirit; evil genius”) deamhandíbirt (“exorcism”) deamhan fola (“vampire”) deamhanta (“demoniac(al); fiendish”, adjective) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “deamhan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “demon”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish demon, borrowed from Latin daemon, from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʲãũ.an/ === Noun === deamhan m (genitive singular deamhain, plural deamhanan) demon, fiend === Mutation ===