díreach
See also: dìreach
Irish
Adjective
díreach (genitive singular masculine dírigh, genitive singular feminine dírí, plural díreacha, comparative dírí)
- straight, direct
- erect, perpendicular
- direct to mark
- upright
- straightforward
- in straight direction
- in direct order
- lineal
- exact
Declension
Declension of díreach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | díreach | dhíreach | díreacha; dhíreacha² | |
| Vocative | dhírigh | díreacha | ||
| Genitive | dírí | díreacha | díreach | |
| Dative | díreach; dhíreach¹ |
dhíreach; dhírigh (archaic) |
díreacha; dhíreacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dírí | |||
| Superlative | is dírí | |||
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
- díreachas m (“straightness; directness, uprightness”)
- sruth díreach m (“direct current”)
Noun
díreach m (genitive singular dírigh)
- straight
- straight condition
- straightforwardness
- straight course
Declension
Declension of díreach
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| díreach | dhíreach | ndíreach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "díreach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “díreach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “díreach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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