deireannach
Irish
Adjective
deireannach (genitive singular masculine deireannaigh, genitive singular feminine deireannaí, plural deireannacha, comparative deireannaí)
- Alternative form of deireanach
Declension
Declension of deireannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | deireannach | dheireannach | deireannacha; dheireannacha² | |
| Vocative | dheireannaigh | deireannacha | ||
| Genitive | deireannaí | deireannacha | deireannach | |
| Dative | deireannach; dheireannach¹ | dheireannach; dheireannaigh (archaic) | deireannacha; dheireannacha² | |
| Comparative | níos deireannaí | |||
| Superlative | is deireannaí | |||
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 |
| deireannach | dheireannach | ndeireannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “deireannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish deirenach, deirennach (“last”), from deiredach, from Old Irish deired (compare modern deireadh).
Adjective
deireannach
- last, final
- tardy, dilatory
Synonyms
- mu dheireadh
Derived terms
- cleachdaiche deireannach (“end user”)
Related terms
- deireadh (“end”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| deireannach | dheireannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |