déshiollach

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (bi-, di-) +‎ siolla (syllable) + -ach.

Adjective

déshiollach (genitive singular masculine déshiollaigh, genitive singular feminine déshiollaí, plural déshiollacha, not comparable)

  1. disyllabic

Declension

Declension of déshiollach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative déshiollach dhéshiollach déshiollacha;
dhéshiollacha2
vocative dhéshiollaigh déshiollacha
genitive déshiollaí déshiollacha déshiollach
dative déshiollach;
dhéshiollach1
dhéshiollach;
dhéshiollaigh (archaic)
déshiollacha;
dhéshiollacha2
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.

Noun

déshiollach m (genitive singular déshiollaigh, nominative plural déshiollaigh)

  1. disyllable

Declension

Declension of déshiollach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative déshiollach déshiollaigh
vocative a dhéshiollaigh a dhéshiollacha
genitive déshiollaigh déshiollach
dative déshiollach déshiollaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an déshiollach na déshiollaigh
genitive an déshiollaigh na ndéshiollach
dative leis an déshiollach
don déshiollach
leis na déshiollaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of déshiollach
radical lenition eclipsis
déshiollach dhéshiollach ndéshiollach

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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