deichnear

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲeçnəɾ/

Noun

deichnear m (genitive singular deichneir, plural deichnearan)

1. ten

Usage notes

• Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
• Following noun is in the genitive:

  deichnear bhalach ― ten boys

• Alternatively, de and the dative are used:

  deichnear de bhalaich ― ten boys

• Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig

  deichnear dhiubh / aca ― the ten of them

• Also used on its own:

  Bha deichnear ann. ― There were ten.

Related terms

• deich

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “deichnear”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN