dechmad

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dekametos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲexβ̃að]

Adjective

Old Irish ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : deich
    Ordinal : dechmad

dechmad

  1. tenth

Inflection

o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dechmad dechmad dechmad
vocative dechmaid*
dechmad**
accusative dechmad dechmaid
genitive dechmaid dechmaide dechmaid
dative dechmad dechmaid dechmad
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative dechmaid dechmada
vocative dechmadu
dechmada†
accusative dechmadu
dechmada†
genitive dechmad
dative dechmadaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: deichiú, deachú
  • Manx: jeihoo
  • Scottish Gaelic: deicheamh

Mutation

Mutation of dechmad
radical lenition nasalization
dechmad dechmad
pronounced with /ðʲ-/		 ndechmad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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