deich
Irish
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Cardinal : deich Ordinal : deichiú Personal : deichniúr | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish deich, from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲɛç/, /dʲɛh/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /dʲɛ/
Audio (GA) (file)
Usage notes
- May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
- deich gcat ― ten cats
- deich dtroithe ― ten feet
- deich n-uaire ― ten times
- When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with nouns modified by adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular but only lenites after nouns in the plural when they end in slender consonants:
- deich gcapall bhána ― ten white horses
- na deich n-eaglais mhóra ― the ten big churches
- But:
- deich gcapaill bhána ― ten white horses
- na deich n-eaglaisí móra ― the ten big churches
- When referring to human beings, the personal form deichniúr is used.
Derived terms
- deichiú (ordinal)
- deichniúr (used with personal nouns)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deich | dheich | ndeich |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "deich" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 deich n-”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “deich”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
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Cardinal : deich Ordinal : deicheamh | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish deich, from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲeç/
Derived terms
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 deich n-”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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