duilleach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish duillech (“leafy, abounding in foliage; leaf-shaped”); surface analysis duille (“leaf; leaves, foliage”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪl̠ʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪl̠ʲa(x)/
Adjective
duilleach (genitive singular masculine duilligh, genitive singular feminine duillí, plural duilleacha, comparative duillí)
- leafy
- Synonyms: duilleogach, duilliúrach, faoi dhuilliúr
- leaf-shaped, leaf-patterned
Declension
Declension of duilleach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | duilleach | dhuilleach | duilleacha; dhuilleacha² | |
| Vocative | dhuilligh | duilleacha | ||
| Genitive | duillí | duilleacha | duilleach | |
| Dative | duilleach; dhuilleach¹ | dhuilleach; dhuilligh (archaic) | duilleacha; dhuilleacha² | |
| Comparative | níos duillí | |||
| Superlative | is duillí | |||
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
- -duilleach
- duilleachán
- goile duilleach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| duilleach | dhuilleach | nduilleach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “duilleach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “duillech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “duilleach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “duilleach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish duillech (“leafy, abounding in foliage; leaf-shaped”); surface analysis duille (“leaf”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɯʎəx/
Adjective
duilleach (genitive singular masculine duillich)
- Synonym of duilleagach (“leafy”)
- sheathed
Noun
duilleach m (genitive singular duillich, plural duillich)
- foliage, leaves
- withered leaves
Derived terms
- duilleachan
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| duilleach | dhuilleach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “duilleach”, 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), “duillech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language