dédhuilleach

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (“bi-”) +‎ duille (“leaf”) + -ach.

Adjective

dédhuilleach (genitive singular masculine dédhuilligh, genitive singular feminine dédhuillí, plural dédhuilleacha, not comparable)

  1. (botany) bifoliate

Declension

Declension of dédhuilleach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dédhuilleach dhédhuilleach dédhuilleacha;
dhédhuilleacha2
vocative dhédhuilligh dédhuilleacha
genitive dédhuillí dédhuilleacha dédhuilleach
dative dédhuilleach;
dhédhuilleach1 		dhédhuilleach;
dhédhuilligh (archaic) 		dédhuilleacha;
dhédhuilleacha2
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.

Mutation

Mutated forms of dédhuilleach
radical lenition eclipsis
dédhuilleach dhédhuilleach ndédhuilleach

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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