deimhneach
Irish
Etymology
From deimhin + -ach.
Adjective
deimhneach (genitive singular masculine deimhnigh, genitive singular feminine deimhní, plural deimhneacha, comparative deimhní)
- certain
- positive
Declension
Declension of deimhneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | deimhneach | dheimhneach | deimhneacha; dheimhneacha² | |
| Vocative | dheimhnigh | deimhneacha | ||
| Genitive | deimhní | deimhneacha | deimhneach | |
| Dative | deimhneach; dheimhneach¹ | dheimhneach; dheimhnigh (archaic) | deimhneacha; dheimhneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos deimhní | |||
| Superlative | is deimhní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- aondeimhneach
Related terms
- deimhneacht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| deimhneach | dheimhneach | ndeimhneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “deimhneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “deimhneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “deimhneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.