deireannach

Irish

Adjective

deireannach (genitive singular masculine deireannaigh, genitive singular feminine deireannaí, plural deireannacha, comparative deireannaí)

1. Alternative form of deireanach

Declension

Declension of deireannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	deireannach	dheireannach	deireannacha; dheireannacha²
Vocative	dheireannaigh		deireannacha
Genitive		deireannaí	deireannacha	deireannach
Dative	deireannach; dheireannach¹	dheireannach; dheireannaigh (archaic)	deireannacha; dheireannacha²
Comparative	níos deireannaí
Superlative	is deireannaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deireannach	dheireannach	ndeireannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “deireannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish deirenach, deirennach (“last”), from deiredach, from Old Irish deired (compare modern deireadh).

Adjective

deireannach

1. last, final
2. tardy, dilatory

Synonyms

• mu dheireadh

Derived terms

• cleachdaiche deireannach (“end user”)

Related terms

• deireadh (“end”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
deireannach	dheireannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.