díreach
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See also: dìreach
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
díreach (genitive singular masculine dírigh, genitive singular feminine dírí, plural díreacha, comparative dírí)
- straight, direct
- erect, perpendicular
- direct to mark
- upright
- straightforward
- in straight direction
- in direct order
- lineal
- exact
Declension[edit]
Declension of díreach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | díreach | dhíreach | díreacha; dhíreacha² | |
Vocative | dhírigh | díreacha | ||
Genitive | dírí | díreacha | díreach | |
Dative | díreach; dhíreach¹ |
dhíreach; dhírigh (archaic) |
díreacha; dhíreacha² | |
Comparative | níos dírí | |||
Superlative | is dírí |
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]
- díreachas m (“straightness; directness, uprightness”)
- sruth díreach m (“direct current”)
Adverb[edit]
(go) díreach
Noun[edit]
díreach m (genitive singular dírigh)
- straight
- straight condition
- straightforwardness
- straight course
Declension[edit]
Declension of díreach
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
díreach | dhíreach | ndíreach |
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) “díreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “díreach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86
- Entries containing “díreach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 70
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Latin
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Irish adverbs
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
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