dleathach
Irish
Alternative forms
- dlitheach
- dleaghthach, dligheach, dlighteach, dlightheach, dlíghtheach, dlighthioch (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish dligthech (“lawful; reasonable”); by surface analysis, dlí + -ach.
Adjective
dleathach (genitive singular masculine dleathaigh, genitive singular feminine dleathaí, plural dleathacha, comparative dleathaí)
- lawful
- legal
- just
- Synonym: cóir
Declension
Declension of dleathach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dleathach | dhleathach | dleathacha; dhleathacha² | |
| Vocative | dhleathaigh | dleathacha | ||
| Genitive | dleathaí | dleathacha | dleathach | |
| Dative | dleathach; dhleathach¹ | dhleathach; dhleathaigh (archaic) | dleathacha; dhleathacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dleathaí | |||
| Superlative | is dleathaí | |||
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
- neamhdhleathach
- aindleathach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dleathach | dhleathach | ndleathach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “dleathach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dligthech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “dliġeaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 247.
- "dleathach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.