déshúileach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From dé- (“bi-”) + súil (“eye”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
déshúileach (genitive singular masculine déshúiligh, genitive singular feminine déshúilí, plural déshúileacha)
Declension edit
Declension of déshúileach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | déshúileach | dhéshúileach | déshúileacha; dhéshúileacha² | |
| Vocative | dhéshúiligh | déshúileacha | ||
| Genitive | déshúilí | déshúileacha | déshúileach | |
| Dative | déshúileach; dhéshúileach¹ |
dhéshúileach; dhéshúiligh (archaic) |
déshúileacha; dhéshúileacha² | |
| Comparative | níos déshúilí | |||
| Superlative | is déshúilí | |||
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 edit
- amharc déshúileach m (“binocular vision”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| déshúileach | dhéshúileach | ndéshúileach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déshúileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “déshúileach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “déshúileach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.