deilf

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Latin delphīnus.

Noun

deilf f (genitive singular deilfe, nominative plural deilfeanna)

  1. dolphin

Declension

Declension of deilf (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative deilf deilfeanna
vocative a dheilf a dheilfeanna
genitive deilfe deilfeanna
dative deilf deilfeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an deilf na deilfeanna
genitive na deilfe na ndeilfeanna
dative leis an deilf
don deilf 		leis na deilfeanna

Derived terms

  • deilf abhann (“river dophin”)
  • deilf bholgshrónach (“bottlenose dolphin”)
  • deilf choiteann (“common dolphin”)
  • deilf liath (“grey dolphin”)
  • deilf mhara (“oceanic dolphin”)
  • deilf shocbhán (“white-beaked dolphin”)
  • deilf stríocach (“striped dolphin”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deilf
radical lenition eclipsis
deilf dheilf ndeilf

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

deilf f

  1. dolphin

Declension

Declension of deilf (class IIb feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative deilf deilfean
genitive deilfe dheilfean
dative deilf deilfean; deilfibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) deilf (na) deilfean
genitive (na) deilfe (nan) deilfean
dative (an) deilf (na) deilfean; deilfibh✝
vocative dheilf dheilfean

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

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