EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
deimhin1, s. Certainty; assurance, proof. ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make certain of sth. ~ a fháil, a thabhairt, le rud, to get, give, assurance of sth. Tá a dheimhin agam, I can prove it. ~ a dhéanamh de do bharúil, de do dhóigh, de do dhóchas, to take too much for granted, be too sure of sth.
deimhin2, a. (gsm. ~, gsf., npl. & comp. -mhne). Sure, certain. Bheith ~ de rud, to be certain of sth. Is ~, scéal ~, (go), it is certain (that). Is ~ liom go bhfuil an ceart agat, I am quite sure you are right. Go ~ duit is fíor é, I assure you it is true. Go ~ is go dearfa, really and truly. Go ~ (féin) ní rachad, indeed, I will not go. Tá, go ~, yes, indeed. An tú atá ann? Is mé go ~. Is that you? It is, indeed.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ná déan deimhin, dóigh, scéal, de do bharúil, do not jump to conclusions.
~ deimhin de, make certain of it.
Go cinnte ~; go deimhin is go ~, most assuredly.
Is fearr deimhin ná ~, better be sure than sorry.
Is ea go deimhin, yes, indeed.
Is dócha, ní hea, is deimhin, go ndúirt sé é, it is probable, nay, certain, that he said it.
Go deimhin ~, in very truth.