déthaobhach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dé- (“bi-”) + taobh (“side”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]déthaobhach (genitive singular masculine déthaobhaigh, genitive singular feminine déthaobhaí, plural déthaobhacha, comparative déthaobhaí)
- bilateral, double-sided
- Synonym: déshleasach
Declension
[edit]Declension of déthaobhach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | déthaobhach | dhéthaobhach | déthaobhacha; dhéthaobhacha² | |
| Vocative | dhéthaobhaigh | déthaobhacha | ||
| Genitive | déthaobhaí | déthaobhacha | déthaobhach | |
| Dative | déthaobhach; dhéthaobhach¹ |
dhéthaobhach; dhéthaobhaigh (archaic) |
déthaobhacha; dhéthaobhacha² | |
| Comparative | níos déthaobhaí | |||
| Superlative | is déthaobhaí | |||
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
[edit]- isi-dhéthaobhach (“isobilateral”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| déthaobhach | dhéthaobhach | ndéthaobhach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déthaobhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “déthaobhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “déthaobhach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024