From dé- (“bi-, di-”) + siolla (“syllable”) + -ach.
déshiollach (genitive singular masculine déshiollaigh, genitive singular feminine déshiollaí, plural déshiollacha, not comparable)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | déshiollach | dhéshiollach | déshiollacha; dhéshiollacha² | |
| Vocative | dhéshiollaigh | déshiollacha | ||
| Genitive | déshiollaí | déshiollacha | déshiollach | |
| Dative | déshiollach; dhéshiollach¹ |
dhéshiollach; dhéshiollaigh (archaic) |
déshiollacha; dhéshiollacha² | |
| 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.
déshiollach m (genitive singular déshiollaigh, nominative plural déshiollaigh)
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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 |
| déshiollach | dhéshiollach | ndéshiollach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||