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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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dijas (*dejes-?); Lat. diês; Skr. dyáús, day, sky; Gr. Zεúς, Dιός, Jove. Allied to dia, god. Di-dòmhnuich, Sunday, Ir. Domhnach, E. Ir. domnach, from Lat. (dies) dominica, Lard's day - dominus, lord; Di-luain, Monday, Ir. Dia-luain, M. Ir. luan, W. Dydd Llun, from Lat. dies Lunæ, "day of the moon"; Di-màirt, Tuesday, Ir. Dia-mairt, E. Ir. máirt, W. Dydd mawrth, from Lat. dies Martis, "day of Mars"; Di-ciaduinn, Di-ciadaoin, Wednesday, Ir. Dia-céadaoine, O. Ir. cétáin, cétóin, de cétain (de = dia = Lat. die), dia cetáíne, from ceud, first, and aone, fast, q.v., E. Ir. áine: "day of the first fast", Friday being the second and chief day; Diardaoin, Thursday, Ir. Dia-dhardaoin, E. Ir. dardóen = etar dá óin, "between two fasts" - the day between the two fasts of Wednesday and Friday; Di-haoine, Friday, Ir. Dia-aoine, Dia-haoine, E. Ir. áine, dia áine, O. Ir. dia oine dídine (day of the last fast): "day of the fast", from aoin, fast, q.v.; Di-sathuirn, Saturday, Ir. Dia-sathuirn, M. Ir. satharn, dia sathairn, from Lat. dies Saturni, day of Saturn.. The days of the week were originally named (in Egypt) after the seven planets of the ancients - Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jove, Jove, Venus, Saturn.
di-, negative prefix, Ir. dí, dío-, O. Ir. dí, W. di, *dê; Lat. dê, of. See de. Also dim, diom- (dìmeas, dimbrigh, diombuaidh, diomal).
dia, a god, so Ir., O. Ir. día, W. duw, O. W. duiu, Cor. duy, Br. doe, Gaul. dêvo, Dειουονα = Dîvona, *deiuo-s; Lat. dîvus (for deiuos), deified one, deus; Gr. δῖος, divine; Norse tívar, gods, Eng. Tues-day, "day of Tiw", the war-god; Lit. dḗvas, Pruss. deiwas; Skr. devá. Hence diadhaidh, pious, Ir. diadha, O. Ir. diade, divinus.
diabhol, devil, Ir. diabhal, O. Ir. diabul, W. diawl, Br. diaoul; from Lat. diabolus, whence also Eng. devil.
diachadaich, especially (Heb.):
diallaid, a saddle, so Ir., M. Ir. diallait, cloak, O. Ir. dillat, clothes, W. dillad, M. Br. dillat.
dialtag, a bat, Ir. ialtóg. See ialtag.
diamhain, idle; see dìomhain rather.
diamhair, secret, Ir. diamhair, M. Ir., E. Ir. diamair, O. Ir. diamair, dimair. Root mar, remain; dí-mar, disappear?
dian, keen, hasty, so Ir., O. Ir. dían, *deino-s; root dei, dî, hasten; Gr. δίεμαι, hasten; Skr. dî, dîyati, hurry, allied to the root dî, div, shine.
dianag, a two-year-old sheep; cf. O. Ir. dínu, lamb, from the root dhê, suck. See deoghail. But Sc. dinmont?
