deifreach
Irish
Alternative forms
- deithbhireach (superseded)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛfʲəɾʲəx/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish deithbhireach. Equivalent to deifir + -ach.
Adjective
deifreach (genitive singular masculine deifrigh, genitive singular feminine deifrí, plural deifreacha, comparative deifrí)
Declension
Declension of deifreach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | deifreach | dheifreach | deifreacha; dheifreacha² | |
| Vocative | dheifrigh | deifreacha | ||
| Genitive | deifrí | deifreacha | deifreach | |
| Dative | deifreach; dheifreach¹ |
dheifreach; dheifrigh (archaic) |
deifreacha; dheifreacha² | |
| Comparative | níos deifrí | |||
| Superlative | is deifrí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| deifreach | dheifreach | ndeifreach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deifreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “deithbirech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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