dea-cháil
Irish
Etymology
From dea- (“good”) + cáil (“reputation; quality”).
Noun
dea-cháil f (genitive singular dea-cháile)
- good reputation, fame
- Antonym: droch-cháil
- good quality
- Antonym: droch-cháil
Declension
Declension of dea-cháil
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dea-cháil | dhea-cháil | ndea-cháil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dea-cháil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dea-cháil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dea-cháil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.