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deireannach
deireannach
Irish
Adjective
deireannach (genitive singular masculine deireannaigh, genitive singular feminine deireannaí, plural deireannacha, comparative deireannaí)
- Alternative form of deireanach
Declension
Declension of deireannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | deireannach | dheireannach | deireannacha; dheireannacha² |
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| Vocative | dheireannaigh | deireannacha | ||
| Genitive | deireannaí | deireannacha | deireannach | |
| Dative | deireannach; dheireannach¹ |
dheireannach; dheireannaigh (archaic) |
deireannacha; dheireannacha² |
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| Comparative | níos deireannaí | |||
| Superlative | is deireannaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| deireannach | dheireannach | ndeireannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish deirenach, deirennach (“last”), from deiredach, from Old Irish deired (compare modern deireadh.
Adjective
deireannach
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