déshiollach

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (“bi-, di-”) +‎ siolla (“syllable”) + -ach.

Adjective

déshiollach (genitive singular masculine déshiollaigh, genitive singular feminine déshiollaí, plural déshiollacha, not comparable)

1. disyllabic

Declension

Declension of déshiollach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	déshiollach	dhéshiollach	déshiollacha; dhéshiollacha²
Vocative	dhéshiollaigh		déshiollacha
Genitive		déshiollaí	déshiollacha	déshiollach
Dative	déshiollach; dhéshiollach¹	dhéshiollach; dhéshiollaigh (archaic)	déshiollacha; dhéshiollacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

déshiollach m (genitive singular déshiollaigh, nominative plural déshiollaigh)

1. disyllable

Declension

Declension of déshiollach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative déshiollach déshiollaigh Vocative a dhéshiollaigh a dhéshiollacha Genitive déshiollaigh déshiollach Dative déshiollach déshiollaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an déshiollach na déshiollaigh Genitive an déshiollaigh na ndéshiollach Dative leis an déshiollach don déshiollach leis na déshiollaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
déshiollach	dhéshiollach	ndéshiollach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déshiollach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “déshiollach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “déshiollach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024