From dá- (“bi-”) + comhla (“valve”) + -ach.
déchomhlach (genitive singular masculine déchomhlaigh, genitive singular feminine déchomhlaí, plural déchomhlacha, not comparable)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | déchomhlach | dhéchomhlach | déchomhlacha; dhéchomhlacha² | |
| Vocative | dhéchomhlaigh | déchomhlacha | ||
| Genitive | déchomhlaí | déchomhlacha | déchomhlach | |
| Dative | déchomhlach; dhéchomhlach¹ |
dhéchomhlach; dhéchomhlaigh (archaic) |
déchomhlacha; dhéchomhlacha² | |
| 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.
déchomhlach m (genitive singular déchomhlaigh, nominative plural déchomhlaigh)
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| déchomhlach | dhéchomhlach | ndéchomhlach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||