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deorach

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From deoir +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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deorach (genitive singular masculine deoraigh, genitive singular feminine deoraí, plural deoracha, comparative deoraí)

  1. tearful
  2. lachrymal
Declension
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Declension of deorach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative deorach dheorach deoracha;
dheoracha²
Vocative dheoraigh deoracha
Genitive deoraí deoracha deorach
Dative deorach;
dheorach¹ 		dheorach;
dheoraigh (archaic) 		deoracha;
dheoracha²
Comparative níos deoraí
Superlative is deoraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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deorach

  1. (nonstandard) genitive singular of deoir

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deorach dheorach ndeorach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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