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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the ford of —
Is é is dóichí gurb é an t-ainm pearsanta Díomán (foirm dhíspeagtha de Díoma, ar foirm dhíspeagtha é féin de Diarmaid) atá sa dara heilimint anseo, agus gur díghlóraíodh an d- tosaigh go t- i ndiaidh an chuimiltigh dhéadaigh neamhghlóraigh -th san fhocal Áth - English
the ford of —
The second element here is most likely the personal name Díomán (diminutive form of Díoma, itself a diminutive of Diarmaid), initial d- having been devoiced to t- after the voiceless dental fricative -th of Áth
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