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dian.

vehement, intense, violent, severe

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/dʲiən̪ˠ//dʲiənˠ//dʲeːnˠ/Aran

  1. vehement, intense, violent, severe

  2. swift, quick

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *deinos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“to chase away”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).

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