From dé- (“bi-”) + súileach (“-eyed”).
déshúileach (genitive singular masculine déshúiligh, genitive singular feminine déshúilí, plural déshúileacha)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | déshúileach | dhéshúileach | déshúileacha; dhéshúileacha² | |
| Vocative | dhéshúiligh | déshúileacha | ||
| Genitive | déshúilí | déshúileacha | déshúileach | |
| Dative | déshúileach; dhéshúileach¹ |
dhéshúileach; dhéshúiligh (archaic) |
déshúileacha; dhéshúileacha² | |
| Comparative | níos déshúilí | |||
| Superlative | is déshúilí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| déshúileach | dhéshúileach | ndéshúileach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||