From Middle Irish díchreitmech.[2] By surface analysis, dí- + creidmheach and díchreideamh + -ach.
díchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine díchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine díchreidmhí, plural díchreidmheacha, comparative díchreidmhí)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | díchreidmheach | dhíchreidmheach | díchreidmheacha; dhíchreidmheacha² | |
| Vocative | dhíchreidmhigh | díchreidmheacha | ||
| Genitive | díchreidmhí | díchreidmheacha | díchreidmheach | |
| Dative | díchreidmheach; dhíchreidmheach¹ |
dhíchreidmheach; dhíchreidmhigh (archaic) |
díchreidmheacha; dhíchreidmheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos díchreidmhí | |||
| Superlative | is díchreidmhí | |||
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 |
| díchreidmheach | dhíchreidmheach | ndíchreidmheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||