déistineach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • déisteanach

Etymology

From Middle Irish déistinech; déistin (“distaste, nausea; disgust, loathing”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

déistineach (genitive singular masculine déistinigh, genitive singular feminine déistiní, plural déistineacha, comparative déistiní)

  1. distasteful, nauseating
  2. disgusting, loathsome

Declension

Declension of déistineach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative déistineach dhéistineach déistineacha;
dhéistineacha2
vocative dhéistinigh déistineacha
genitive déistiní déistineacha déistineach
dative déistineach;
dhéistineach1 		dhéistineach;
dhéistinigh (archaic) 		déistineacha;
dhéistineacha2
Comparative níos déistiní
Superlative is déistiní

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 déistineach
radical lenition eclipsis
déistineach dhéistineach ndéistineach

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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