dechmad

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dekametos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Old Irish ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : deich
    Ordinal : dechmad

dechmad

  1. tenth

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dechmad dechmad dechmad
Vocative dechmaid*
dechmad**
Accusative dechmad dechmaid
Genitive dechmaid dechmaide dechmaid
Dative dechmad dechmaid dechmad
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative dechmaid dechmada
Vocative dechmadu
dechmada†
Accusative dechmadu
dechmada†
Genitive dechmad
Dative dechmadaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: deichiú, deachú
  • Manx: jeihoo
  • Scottish Gaelic: deicheamh

Mutation

Mutation of dechmad
radical lenition nasalization
dechmad dechmad
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		ndechmad

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

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