díchreidmheach

Irish

Alternative forms

• dí-chreidmheach (superseded)
• díthchreideamhach, díth-chreideamhach, díthchreidmheach, díth-chreidmheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish díchreitmech. By surface analysis, dí- +‎ creidmheach and díchreideamh +‎ -ach.

Adjective

díchreidmheach (genitive singular masculine díchreidmhigh, genitive singular feminine díchreidmhí, plural díchreidmheacha, comparative díchreidmhí)

1. unbelieving
2. skeptical
3. incredulous
4. (nominalized, masculine) infidel
5. (obsolete) incredible

Declension

Declension of díchreidmheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	díchreidmheach	dhíchreidmheach	díchreidmheacha; dhíchreidmheacha²
Vocative	dhíchreidmhigh		díchreidmheacha
Genitive		díchreidmhí	díchreidmheacha	díchreidmheach
Dative	díchreidmheach; dhíchreidmheach¹	dhíchreidmheach; dhíchreidmhigh (archaic)	díchreidmheacha; dhíchreidmheacha²
Comparative	níos díchreidmhí
Superlative	is díchreidmhí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• ainchreidmheach
• neamhchreidmheach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
díchreidmheach	dhíchreidmheach	ndíchreidmheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dí-ċreidṁeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 240
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díchreidmheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN