déchéileachas

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (“bi-”) +‎ céile (“spouse”) +‎ -achas (abstract suffix).

Noun

déchéileachas m (genitive singular déchéileachais)

1. bigamy

   Synonym: biogamacht

Declension

Declension of déchéileachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative déchéileachas Vocative a dhéchéileachais Genitive déchéileachais Dative déchéileachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an déchéileachas Genitive an déchéileachais Dative leis an déchéileachas don déchéileachas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
déchéileachas	dhéchéileachas	ndéchéileachas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déchéileachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “bigamy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “déchéileachas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.