déthaobhach

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (“bi-”) +‎ taobh (“side”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

déthaobhach (genitive singular masculine déthaobhaigh, genitive singular feminine déthaobhaí, plural déthaobhacha, comparative déthaobhaí)

  1. bilateral, double-sided
    Synonym: déshleasach

Declension

Declension of déthaobhach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative déthaobhach dhéthaobhach déthaobhacha;
dhéthaobhacha2
vocative dhéthaobhaigh déthaobhacha
genitive déthaobhaí déthaobhacha déthaobhach
dative déthaobhach;
dhéthaobhach1 		dhéthaobhach;
dhéthaobhaigh (archaic) 		déthaobhacha;
dhéthaobhacha2
Comparative níos déthaobhaí
Superlative is déthaobhaí

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 déthaobhach
radical lenition eclipsis
déthaobhach dhéthaobhach ndéthaobhach

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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