dligheach

Irish

Adjective

dligheach (genitive singular masculine dlighigh, genitive singular feminine dlighí, plural dligheacha, comparative dlighí)

  1. alternative form of dleathach

Declension

Declension of dligheach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dligheach dhligheach dligheacha;
dhligheacha2
vocative dhlighigh dligheacha
genitive dlighí dligheacha dligheach
dative dligheach;
dhligheach1 		dhligheach;
dhlighigh (archaic) 		dligheacha;
dhligheacha2
Comparative níos dlighí
Superlative is dlighí

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 dligheach
radical lenition eclipsis
dligheach dhligheach ndligheach

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dligthech (“lawful; reasonable”); by surface analysis, dlighe +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲli.əx/

Adjective

dligheach

  1. lawful, rightful, legitimate

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of dligheach
radical lenition
dligheach dhligheach

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

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