débhlaoscach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From dá- (“bi-”) + blaosc (“shell”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
débhlaoscach (genitive singular masculine débhlaoscaigh, genitive singular feminine débhlaoscaí, plural débhlaoscacha, not comparable)
- bivalve
- Synonym: déchomhlach
Declension edit
Declension of débhlaoscach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | débhlaoscach | dhébhlaoscach | débhlaoscacha; dhébhlaoscacha² | |
Vocative | dhébhlaoscaigh | débhlaoscacha | ||
Genitive | débhlaoscaí | débhlaoscacha | débhlaoscach | |
Dative | débhlaoscach; dhébhlaoscach¹ |
dhébhlaoscach; dhébhlaoscaigh (archaic) |
débhlaoscacha; dhébhlaoscacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun edit
débhlaoscach m (genitive singular débhlaoscaigh, nominative plural débhlaoscaigh)
- bivalve
- Synonym: déchomhlach
Declension edit
Declension of débhlaoscach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
débhlaoscach | dhébhlaoscach | ndébhlaoscach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “débhlaoscach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “bivalve”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “débhlaoscach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.