deireannach

Irish

Adjective

deireannach (genitive singular masculine deireannaigh, genitive singular feminine deireannaí, plural deireannacha, comparative deireannaí)

  1. alternative form of deireanach

Declension

Declension of deireannach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative deireannach dheireannach deireannacha;
dheireannacha2
vocative dheireannaigh deireannacha
genitive deireannaí deireannacha deireannach
dative deireannach;
dheireannach1
dheireannach;
dheireannaigh (archaic)
deireannacha;
dheireannacha2
Comparative níos deireannaí
Superlative is deireannaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of deireannach
radical lenition eclipsis
deireannach dheireannach ndeireannach

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish deirenach, deirennach (last), from deiredach, from Old Irish deired (compare modern deireadh).

Adjective

deireannach

  1. last, final
  2. tardy, dilatory

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of deireannach
radical lenition
deireannach dheireannach

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