deimhneach

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Irish

Etymology

From deimhin +‎ -ach.

Adjective

deimhneach (genitive singular masculine deimhnigh, genitive singular feminine deimhní, plural deimhneacha, comparative deimhní)

  1. certain
  2. positive

Declension

Declension of deimhneach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative deimhneach dheimhneach deimhneacha;
dheimhneacha2
vocative dheimhnigh deimhneacha
genitive deimhní deimhneacha deimhneach
dative deimhneach;
dheimhneach1 		dheimhneach;
dheimhnigh (archaic) 		deimhneacha;
dheimhneacha2
Comparative níos deimhní
Superlative is deimhní

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of deimhneach
radical lenition eclipsis
deimhneach dheimhneach ndeimhneach

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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