pleidhce

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

pleidhce m (genitive singular pleidhce, nominative plural pleidhcí)

  1. (derogatory) fool, simpleton
    Synonym: amadán
  2. flake; fleecy tuft

Declension

Declension of pleidhce (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative pleidhce pleidhcí
vocative a phleidhce a phleidhcí
genitive pleidhce pleidhcí
dative pleidhce pleidhcí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an pleidhce na pleidhcí
genitive an phleidhce na bpleidhcí
dative leis an bpleidhce
don phleidhce 		leis na pleidhcí

Derived terms

  • pleidhce amadáin (“silly fool”)
  • pleidhcíocht (“fooling; tomfoolery”)
  • pleidhciúil (“silly, stupid”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pleidhce
radical lenition eclipsis
pleidhce phleidhce bpleidhce

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

References

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