déach

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See also: deach

Irish

Etymology 1

From dé- + -ach.

Adjective

déach (genitive singular masculine déach, genitive singular feminine déiche, plural déacha, not comparable)

  1. dual
    Synonyms: dé-, dúbailte
  2. (grammar) dual
Declension
Declension of déach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative déach dhéach déacha;
dhéacha2
vocative dhéach déacha
genitive déiche déacha déach
dative déach;
dhéach1 		dhéach déacha;
dhéacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

déach m (genitive singular déigh, nominative plural déigh)

  1. (grammar) dual
Declension
Declension of déach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative déach déigh
vocative a dhéigh a dhéacha
genitive déigh déach
dative déach déigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an déach na déigh
genitive an déigh na ndéach
dative leis an déach
don déach 		leis na déigh

Noun

déach m (genitive singular déich, nominative plural déich)

  1. (music) second
Declension
Declension of déach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative déach déich
vocative a dhéich a dhéacha
genitive déich déach
dative déach déich
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an déach na déich
genitive an déich na ndéach
dative leis an déach
don déach 		leis na déich

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

déach

  1. Alternative spelling of d'fhéach

Mutation

Mutated forms of déach
radical lenition eclipsis
déach dhéach ndéach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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