díreach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

díreach (genitive singular masculine dírigh, genitive singular feminine dírí, plural díreacha, comparative dírí)

  1. straight, direct
    1. erect, perpendicular
    2. direct to mark
    3. upright
    4. straightforward
    5. in straight direction
    6. in direct order
    7. lineal
  2. exact

Declension

Declension of díreach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative díreach dhíreach díreacha;
dhíreacha2
vocative dhírigh díreacha
genitive dírí díreacha díreach
dative díreach;
dhíreach1 		dhíreach;
dhírigh (archaic) 		díreacha;
dhíreacha2
Comparative níos dírí
Superlative is dírí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Adverb

(go) díreach

  1. just, exactly
    D'athraigh mé anois go díreach iad. ― I just now changed them.

Noun

díreach m (genitive singular dírigh)

  1. straight
    1. straight condition
    2. straightforwardness
    3. straight course

Declension

Declension of díreach (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative díreach
vocative a dhírigh
genitive dírigh
dative díreach
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an díreach
genitive an dírigh
dative leis an díreach
don díreach

Mutation

Mutated forms of díreach
radical lenition eclipsis
díreach dhíreach ndíreach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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