deirm

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin dermis, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”).

Noun

deirm f (genitive singular deirme)

  1. (anatomy) derm, dermis

Declension
Declension of deirm

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative deirm
Vocative a dheirm
Genitive deirme
Dative deirm

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an deirm
Genitive na deirme
Dative leis an deirm

don deirm

Derived terms
  • deirmeach (“dermal”, adjective)
  • deirmeolaí m (“dermatologist”)
  • deirmeolaíocht f (“dermatology”)
  • fodheirmeach (“hypodermic”, adjective)
  • hipideirm f (“hypodermis”)
  • méisideirm f (“mesoderm”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deirm dheirm ndeirm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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