déanach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dédenach, dídenach (“last, final (in time or succession); last up to the present, recent”), from díden f (“end”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

déanach (genitive singular masculine déanaigh, genitive singular feminine déanaí, plural déanacha, not comparable)

  1. last
  2. late
  3. up-to-date

Declension

Declension of déanach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative déanach dhéanach déanacha;
dhéanacha²
Vocative dhéanaigh déanacha
Genitive déanaí déanacha déanach
Dative déanach;
dhéanach¹ 		dhéanach;
dhéanaigh (archaic) 		déanacha;
dhéanacha²
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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
déanach dhéanach ndéanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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