déanaí

déanaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• déidheanaighe (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲiaˈn̪ˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeːn̪ˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeːn̪ˠi/

Etymology 1

déanach +‎ -e

Noun

déanaí f (genitive singular déanaí)

1. lateness, recentness

Declension

Declension of déanaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative déanaí Vocative a dhéanaí Genitive déanaí Dative déanaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an déanaí Genitive na déanaí Dative leis an déanaí don déanaí

Derived terms

• le déanaí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

déanaí

1. inflection of déanach:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
déanaí	dhéanaí	ndéanaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “déanaí” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• “déiḋeanaiġe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 233.
• "déanaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.