dícear

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English duiker, from Afrikaans, from Dutch duiker (“diver”).

Noun

dícear m (genitive singular dícir, nominative plural dícir)

1. duiker

Declension

Declension of dícear

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dícear dícir Vocative a dhícir a dhíceara Genitive dícir dícear Dative dícear dícir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dícear na dícir Genitive an dícir na ndícear Dative leis an dícear don dícear leis na dícir

Derived terms

• dícear bandach (“banded duiker, zebra duiker”)
• dícear cuain (“bay duiker”)
• dícear droimbhuí (“yellow-backed duiker”)
• dícear gorm (“blue duiker”)
• dícear Jentink (“Jentink's duiker”)
• dícear Ogilby (“Ogilby's duiker”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dícear	dhícear	ndícear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dícear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN