déadach

Irish

Etymology

From déad (“tooth”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

déadach (genitive singular masculine déadaigh, genitive singular feminine déadaí, plural déadacha, comparative déadaí)

  1. toothed
  2. (phonetics, etc.) dental

Declension

Declension of déadach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative déadach dhéadach déadacha;
dhéadacha2
vocative dhéadaigh déadacha
genitive déadaí déadacha déadach
dative déadach;
dhéadach1 		dhéadach;
dhéadaigh (archaic) 		déadacha;
dhéadacha2
Comparative níos déadaí
Superlative is déadaí

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 déadach
radical lenition eclipsis
déadach dhéadach ndéadach

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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