díreach

See also: dìreach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish díriuch.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːɾʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːɾʲa(h)/

Adjective

díreach (genitive singular masculine dírigh, genitive singular feminine dírí, plural díreacha, comparative dírí)

1. straight, direct
   1. erect, perpendicular
   2. direct to mark
   3. upright
   4. straightforward
   5. in straight direction
   6. in direct order
   7. lineal
2. exact

Declension

Declension of díreach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	díreach	dhíreach	díreacha; dhíreacha2
vocative	dhírigh		díreacha
genitive		dírí	díreacha	díreach
dative	díreach; dhíreach1	dhíreach; dhírigh (archaic)	díreacha; dhíreacha2
Comparative	níos dírí
Superlative	is dírí

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

• díreachas m (“straightness; directness, uprightness”)
• sruth díreach m (“direct current”)

Adverb

(go) díreach

1. just, exactly

   D'athraigh mé anois go díreach iad. ― I just now changed them.

Noun

díreach m (genitive singular dírigh)

1. straight
   1. straight condition
   2. straightforwardness
   3. straight course

Declension

Declension of díreach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative díreach vocative a dhírigh genitive dírigh dative díreach forms with the definite article singular nominative an díreach genitive an dírigh dative leis an díreach don díreach

Mutation

Mutated forms of díreach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
díreach	dhíreach	ndíreach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “díreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “díreach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86
• “díreach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 70