déad

See also: dead

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dét, from Proto-Celtic *dant (compare Welsh dant), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (compare Latin dēns, Old English tōþ, Lithuanian danti̇̀s, Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), Persian دندان (dandân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲeːd̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [dʲɛə̯d̪ˠ][1]

Noun

déad m or f (genitive singular déid, nominative plural déada)

  1. tooth
    Synonym: fiacail
  2. set of teeth
  3. ivory
  4. (carpentry) dovetail
  5. synonym of déideadh

Declension

Declension of déad (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative déad déada
vocative a dhéid a dhéada
genitive déid déad
dative déad déada
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an déad na déada
genitive an déid na ndéad
dative leis an déad
don déad 		leis na déada

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of déad
radical lenition eclipsis
déad dhéad ndéad

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 155, page 60

Further reading

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