dea-dhéanta
Irish
Alternative forms
- dea-dhíonta (Connacht)
Etymology
From dea- (“good, well-”) + déanta (“made”).
Adjective
dea-dhéanta (genitive singular masculine dhea-dhéanta, genitive singular feminine dea-dhéanta, plural dea-dhéanta, comparative dea-dhéanta)
- well-made
- of good figure, physique
Declension
Declension of dea-dhéanta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dea-dhéanta | dhea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta; dhea-dhéanta² | |
| Vocative | dhea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta | ||
| Genitive | dea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta | |
| Dative | dea-dhéanta; dhea-dhéanta¹ | dhea-dhéanta | dea-dhéanta; dhea-dhéanta² | |
| Comparative | níos dea-dhéanta | |||
| Superlative | is dea-dhéanta | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dea-dhéanta | dhea-dhéanta | ndea-dhéanta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "dea-dhéanta" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.