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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish deired.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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deireadh m (genitive singular deiridh, nominative plural deirí)

  1. end (of a period of time, story, object, etc.), finish, conclusion
  2. (nautical) stern (of a boat, ship)
Declension
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References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 78

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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deireadh

  1. inflection of abair:
    1. past habitual analytic
    2. past subjunctive analytic
Usage notes
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Like all d-initial forms of abair, this term is immune to lenition and does not undergo eclipsis after the interrogative particle an.

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deireadh dheireadh ndeireadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish deired.

Noun

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deireadh m (genitive singular deiridh, plural deiridhean)

  1. end (of a period of time)
    Thèid mi ann a-rithist aig deireadh a' mhìosa.I'll go there again at the end of the month.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
deireadh dheireadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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