deich

See also: Deich

Irish

Irish cardinal numbers
 <  9 10 11  > 
    Cardinal : deich
    Ordinal : deichiú
    Personal : deichniúr

Etymology

From Old Irish deich,[1] from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲɛç/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /dʲɛ/, /dʲeː/[2]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /dʲɛ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /dʲɛç/[3], (before a consonant-initial word in the same breath group) /dʲɛ/[4]

Numeral

deich (triggers eclipsis)

  1. ten

Usage notes

  • May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
    deich gcatten cats
    deich dtroitheten feet
    deich n-éinten birds
  • When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants:
    deich gcapall bhánaten white horses
    na deich n-eaglais mhórathe ten big churches
  • But:
    deich gcapaill bhánaten white horses
    na deich n-eaglaisí mórathe ten big churches
  • When referring to human beings, the personal form deichniúr is used.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of deich
radical lenition eclipsis
deich dheich ndeich

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 deich n-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 343, page 118
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 345, page 118

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “deiċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 323; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deich”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲexʲ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

Old Irish cardinal numbers
 <  9 10 20  > 
    Cardinal : deich
    Ordinal : dechmad
    Personal : dechenbor

deich

  1. ten
Descendants
  • Irish: deich
  • Manx: jeih
  • Scottish Gaelic: deich

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

deich

  1. second-person singular imperative of do·fich

Mutation

Mutation of deich
radical lenition nasalization
deich deich
pronounced with /ðʲ-/
ndeich

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

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic numbers (edit)
100
 ←  1 [a], [b] ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1
    Cardinal: deich
    Standalone: a deich
    Ordinal: deicheamh
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10mh
    Personal: deichnear
    Multiplier: deich-fillte

Etymology

From Old Irish deich, from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̥ʲeç/, /d̥ʲʒeç/[1]

Numeral

deich

  1. ten

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “deich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 deich n-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language