uiscedhíonach

Irish

Etymology

From uisce (“water”) +‎ díonach (“impermeable, proof”).

Adjective

uiscedhíonach (genitive singular masculine uiscedhíonaigh, genitive singular feminine uiscedhíonaí, plural uiscedhíonacha, comparative uiscedhíonaí)

1. waterproof, rainproof, watertight

   roinn uiscedhíonach ― watertight compartment

   bráillín uiscedhíonach ― waterproof sheeting

Declension

Declension of uiscedhíonach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	uiscedhíonach	uiscedhíonach	uiscedhíonacha
Vocative	uiscedhíonaigh		uiscedhíonacha
Genitive		uiscedhíonaí	uiscedhíonacha	uiscedhíonach
Dative	uiscedhíonach	uiscedhíonach; uiscedhíonaigh (archaic)	uiscedhíonacha
Comparative	níos uiscedhíonaí
Superlative	is uiscedhíonaí

Derived terms

• cóta uiscedhíonach (“mackintosh”) (raincoat)
• éadach uiscedhíonach (“mackintosh”) (fabric)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uiscedhíonach	n-uiscedhíonach	huiscedhíonach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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