déraonach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dé- + raon + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]déraonach (genitive singular masculine déraonaigh, genitive singular feminine déraonaí, plural déraonacha, not comparable)
- (railway) double-track
Declension
[edit]Declension of déraonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | déraonach | dhéraonach | déraonacha; dhéraonacha² | |
| Vocative | dhéraonaigh | déraonacha | ||
| Genitive | déraonaí | déraonacha | déraonach | |
| Dative | déraonach; dhéraonach¹ |
dhéraonach; dhéraonaigh (archaic) |
déraonacha; dhéraonacha² | |
| Comparative | níos déraonaí | |||
| Superlative | is déraonaí | |||
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]- iarnród déraonach (“double-track”)
Related terms
[edit]- iarnród dúbailte (“double-track”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| déraonach | dhéraonach | ndéraonach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||