dea-dhíonta
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From dea- (“good, well-”) + déanta (“made”).
Adjective edit
dea-dhíonta (genitive singular masculine dhea-dhíonta, genitive singular feminine dea-dhíonta, plural dea-dhíonta, comparative dea-dhíonta)
- Connacht form of dea-dhéanta
Declension edit
Declension of dea-dhíonta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dea-dhíonta | dhea-dhíonta | dea-dhíonta; dhea-dhíonta² | |
| Vocative | dhea-dhíonta | dea-dhíonta | ||
| Genitive | dea-dhíonta | dea-dhíonta | dea-dhíonta | |
| Dative | dea-dhíonta; dhea-dhíonta¹ |
dhea-dhíonta | dea-dhíonta; dhea-dhíonta² | |
| Comparative | níos dea-dhíonta | |||
| Superlative | is dea-dhíonta | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dea-dhíonta | dhea-dhíonta | ndea-dhíonta |
| 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-dhíonta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN