dédhuilleach

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (“bi-”) +‎ duille (“leaf”) + -ach.

Adjective

dédhuilleach (genitive singular masculine dédhuilligh, genitive singular feminine dédhuillí, plural dédhuilleacha, not comparable)

1. (botany) bifoliate

Declension

Declension of dédhuilleach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dédhuilleach	dhédhuilleach	dédhuilleacha; dhédhuilleacha²
Vocative	dhédhuilligh		dédhuilleacha
Genitive		dédhuillí	dédhuilleacha	dédhuilleach
Dative	dédhuilleach; dhédhuilleach¹	dhédhuilleach; dhédhuilligh (archaic)	dédhuilleacha; dhédhuilleacha²
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.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dédhuilleach	dhédhuilleach	ndédhuilleach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dédhuilleach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dédhuilleach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm