dealramh

Irish

Alternative forms

• deabhramh, dealradh, dealrú, deáramh, deárthamh
• deallradh, deallramh, deallrú, deallrughadh, dealrughadh (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dellrad. By surface analysis, dealr(aigh) +‎ -amh

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɑuɾˠəvˠ/, /ˈdʲɑːɾˠəvˠ/ (corresponding to the forms deabhramh and deáramh)

Noun

dealramh m (genitive singular as substantive dealraimh, genitive as verbal noun dealraithe)

1. verbal noun of dealraigh
2. sheen, splendour
3. look, appearance
4. likeness, resemblance

Declension

Declension of dealramh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dealramh Vocative a dhealraimh Genitive dealraimh Dative dealramh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an dealramh Genitive an dealraimh Dative leis an dealramh don dealramh

Verbal noun

Declension of dealramh

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dealramh Vocative a dhealramh Genitive dealraithe Dative dealramh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an dealramh Genitive an dealraithe Dative leis an dealramh don dealramh

Derived terms

• de réir dealraimh (“apparently”)
• dealramh gréine (“sunshine”)
• níl aon dealramh leis sin! (“that’s ridiculous!”)
• scéal gan dealramh (“an unlikely story”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dealramh	dhealramh	ndealramh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deallraṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 228
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealramh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “dealramh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024