deichniúr
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish dechnebor, dechneabur, from Old Irish dechenbor.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
deichniúr m (genitive singular deichniúir, nominative plural deichniúir) (triggers no mutation)
- a group of ten people
- Cailleadh deichniúr saighdiúirí sa chath. ― Ten soldiers died in the battle.
- decade (series of ten Hail Marys in the Rosary)
Usage notes edit
- Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.
Declension edit
Declension of deichniúr
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms edit
- deich (“ten”) (non-personal)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deichniúr | dheichniúr | ndeichniúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “deichenbor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 22
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deiċneaḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 233
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deichniúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “deichniúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “deichniúr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.