deifreach

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛfʲəɾʲəx/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish deithbhireach. Equivalent to deifir +‎ -ach.

Adjective

deifreach (genitive singular masculine deifrigh, genitive singular feminine deifrí, plural deifreacha, comparative deifrí)

  1. hurried
  2. (Munster) different
    Synonym: difriúil
Declension
Declension of deifreach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative deifreach dheifreach deifreacha;
dheifreacha2
vocative dheifrigh deifreacha
genitive deifrí deifreacha deifreach
dative deifreach;
dheifreach1 		dheifreach;
dheifrigh (archaic) 		deifreacha;
dheifreacha2
Comparative níos deifrí
Superlative is deifrí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deifreach f sg

  1. (Munster) genitive singular of deifir (“difference”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deifreach
radical lenition eclipsis
deifreach dheifreach ndeifreach

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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