déadalt

Irish

Etymology

From déad +‎ alt.

Noun

déadalt m (genitive singular déadailt, nominative plural déadailt)

1. (carpentry) dovetail joint

Declension

Declension of déadalt

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative déadalt déadailt Vocative a dhéadailt a dhéadalta Genitive déadailt déadalt Dative déadalt déadailt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an déadalt na déadailt Genitive an déadailt na ndéadalt Dative leis an déadalt don déadalt leis na déadailt

Derived terms

• déadalt crosach (“halved dovetail”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
déadalt	dhéadalt	ndéadalt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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