déchomhlach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dá- (“bi-”) + comhla (“valve”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
déchomhlach (genitive singular masculine déchomhlaigh, genitive singular feminine déchomhlaí, plural déchomhlacha, not comparable)
- bivalve
- Synonym: débhlaoscach
Declension[edit]
Declension of déchomhlach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | déchomhlach | dhéchomhlach | déchomhlacha; dhéchomhlacha² | |
Vocative | dhéchomhlaigh | déchomhlacha | ||
Genitive | déchomhlaí | déchomhlacha | déchomhlach | |
Dative | déchomhlach; dhéchomhlach¹ |
dhéchomhlach; dhéchomhlaigh (archaic) |
déchomhlacha; dhéchomhlacha² | |
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[edit]
déchomhlach m (genitive singular déchomhlaigh, nominative plural déchomhlaigh)
- bivalve
- Synonym: débhlaoscach
Declension[edit]
Declension of déchomhlach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
déchomhlach | dhéchomhlach | ndéchomhlach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déchomhlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “déchomhlach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.