dea-dhéanta
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom dea- (“good, well-”) + déanta (“made”).
Adjective
editdea-dhéanta (genitive singular masculine dhea-dhéanta, genitive singular feminine dea-dhéanta, plural dea-dhéanta, comparative dea-dhéanta)
Declension
editDeclension of dea-dhéanta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dea-dhéanta | dhea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta; dhea-dhéanta² | |
Vocative | dhea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta | ||
Genitive | dea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta | |
Dative | dea-dhéanta; dhea-dhéanta¹ |
dhea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta; dhea-dhéanta² | |
Comparative | níos dea-dhéanta | |||
Superlative | is dea-dhéanta |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dea-dhéanta | dhea-dhéanta | ndea-dhéanta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dea-dhéanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN