pleidhce

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

pleidhce m (genitive singular pleidhce, nominative plural pleidhcí)

1. flake; fleecy tuft
2. (derogatory) simpleton, fool

   Synonym: amadán

Declension

Declension of pleidhce

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pleidhce pleidhcí Vocative a phleidhce a phleidhcí Genitive pleidhce pleidhcí Dative pleidhce pleidhcí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an pleidhce na pleidhcí Genitive an phleidhce na bpleidhcí Dative leis an bpleidhce don phleidhce leis na pleidhcí

Derived terms

• pleidhce amadáin (“silly fool”)
• pleidhcíocht (“fooling; tomfoolery”)
• pleidhciúil (“silly, stupid”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pleidhce	phleidhce	bpleidhce
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pleidhce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• A Dictionary of Hiberno-English, Terence Patrick Dolan, Gill & Macmillan (2004), p. 178. →ISBN.
• Entries containing “pleidhce” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “pleidhce” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Pat Joe's efforts to preserve colourful Irish phrases Irish Independent, 2009-06-17.
• Ireland's best insults: Hey, you thundering amadán, if brains wer dynamite you wouldn't have enough to blow your nose! Irish Independent, 2010-11-20.