deirm

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin dermis, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”).

Noun

deirm f (genitive singular deirme)

1. (anatomy) derm, dermis

Declension

Declension of deirm

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative deirm Vocative a dheirm Genitive deirme Dative deirm

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an deirm Genitive na deirme Dative leis an deirm don deirm

Derived terms

• deirmeach (“dermal”, adjective)
• deirmeolaíocht f (“dermatology”)
• deirmeolaí m (“dermatologist”)
• fodheirmeach (“hypodermic”, adjective)
• hipideirm f (“hypodermis”)
• méisideirm f (“mesoderm”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deirm	dheirm	ndeirm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deirm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN