deimhneach

Irish

Etymology

From deimhin +‎ -ach.

Adjective

deimhneach (genitive singular masculine deimhnigh, genitive singular feminine deimhní, plural deimhneacha, comparative deimhní)

  1. certain
  2. positive

Declension

Declension of deimhneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative deimhneach dheimhneach deimhneacha;
dheimhneacha2
vocative dheimhnigh deimhneacha
genitive deimhní deimhneacha deimhneach
dative deimhneach;
dheimhneach1
dheimhneach;
dheimhnigh (archaic)
deimhneacha;
dheimhneacha2
Comparative níos deimhní
Superlative is deimhní

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 deimhneach
radical lenition eclipsis
deimhneach dheimhneach ndeimhneach

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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