déthaobhach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From dé- (“bi-”) + taobh (“side”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
déthaobhach (genitive singular masculine déthaobhaigh, genitive singular feminine déthaobhaí, plural déthaobhacha, comparative déthaobhaí)
- bilateral, double-sided
- Synonym: déshleasach
Declension edit
Declension of déthaobhach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | déthaobhach | dhéthaobhach | déthaobhacha; dhéthaobhacha² | |
Vocative | dhéthaobhaigh | déthaobhacha | ||
Genitive | déthaobhaí | déthaobhacha | déthaobhach | |
Dative | déthaobhach; dhéthaobhach¹ |
dhéthaobhach; dhéthaobhaigh (archaic) |
déthaobhacha; dhéthaobhacha² | |
Comparative | níos déthaobhaí | |||
Superlative | is déthaobhaí |
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
- isi-dhéthaobhach (“isobilateral”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
déthaobhach | dhéthaobhach | ndéthaobhach |
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), “déthaobhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “déthaobhach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “déthaobhach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.