déanach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • déidheanach, déidheannach, deigheanach, déidhionach

Etymology

From Old Irish dédenach, dídenach (“last”), from díden (“end”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːn̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːnˠəx/, /ˈdʲeːn̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːnˠa(x)/, /ˈdʲeːn̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

déanach (genitive singular masculine déanaigh, genitive singular feminine déanaí, plural déanacha, not comparable)

  1. last
  2. late
  3. up-to-date

Declension

Declension of déanach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative déanach dhéanach déanacha;
dhéanacha2
vocative dhéanaigh déanacha
genitive déanaí déanacha déanach
dative déanach;
dhéanach1 		dhéanach;
dhéanaigh (archaic) 		déanacha;
dhéanacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of déanach
radical lenition eclipsis
déanach dhéanach ndéanach

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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