deireanach
Irish
Alternative forms
- deireannach
Etymology
From Middle Irish deiredach; synchronically analyzable as a modification of deireadh + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲənˠəx/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲ(ə)nˠəx/[1]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲənˠa(h)/
Adjective
deireanach (genitive singular masculine deireanaigh, genitive singular feminine deireanaí, plural deireanacha, comparative deireanaí)
- last
- late (after proper time; advanced in time)
- latter, recent, latest
Declension
Declension of deireanach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | deireanach | dheireanach | deireanacha; dheireanacha² | |
Vocative | dheireanaigh | deireanacha | ||
Genitive | deireanaí | deireanacha | deireanach | |
Dative | deireanach; dheireanach¹ | dheireanach; dheireanaigh (archaic) | deireanacha; dheireanacha² | |
Comparative | níos deireanaí | |||
Superlative | is deireanaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deireanach | dheireanach | ndeireanach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 79.
Further reading
- Entries containing “deireanach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “deireanach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “deiredach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “deireannaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 235
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “deireanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN