deònach
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- deòntach, diùnach
Etymology
From Old Irish deónach (“willing, voluntary”); synchronically, deòin + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲɔːnəx/
Adjective
deònach (genitive singular masculine deònaich, comparative deònaiche)
- willing, desirous, eager
- Antonym: aindeònach
- spontaneous
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| deònach | dheònach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “deònach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “deónach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language