From dé- (“di-, bi-, duo-”) + beatha (“life”) + -ach.
débheathach (genitive singular masculine débheathaigh, genitive singular feminine débheathaí, plural débheathacha, not comparable)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | débheathach | dhébheathach | débheathacha; dhébheathacha² | |
Vocative | dhébheathaigh | débheathacha | ||
Genitive | débheathaí | débheathacha | débheathach | |
Dative | débheathach; dhébheathach¹ |
dhébheathach; dhébheathaigh (archaic) |
débheathacha; dhébheathacha² | |
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.
débheathach m (genitive singular débheathaigh, nominative plural débheathaigh)
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
débheathach | dhébheathach | ndébheathach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |