débheathach

Irish

Alternative forms

• dá-bheathach

Etymology

From dé- (“di-, bi-, duo-”) +‎ beatha (“life”) + -ach.

Adjective

débheathach (genitive singular masculine débheathaigh, genitive singular feminine débheathaí, plural débheathacha, not comparable)

1. amphibian

   Synonym: amfaibiach

2. amphibious

   Synonyms: amfaibiach, loscánta

Declension

Declension of débheathach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	débheathach	dhébheathach	débheathacha; dhébheathacha²
Vocative	dhébheathaigh		débheathacha
Genitive		débheathaí	débheathacha	débheathach
Dative	débheathach; dhébheathach¹	dhébheathach; dhébheathaigh (archaic)	débheathacha; dhébheathacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

Noun

débheathach m (genitive singular débheathaigh, nominative plural débheathaigh)

1. amphibian

   Synonym: amfaibiach

Declension

Declension of débheathach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative débheathach débheathaigh Vocative a dhébheathaigh a dhébheathacha Genitive débheathaigh débheathach Dative débheathach débheathaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an débheathach na débheathaigh Genitive an débheathaigh na ndébheathach Dative leis an débheathach don débheathach leis na débheathaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
débheathach	dhébheathach	ndébheathach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dá-ḃeaṫaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 219
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “débheathach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN