deacair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish deccair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲakəɾʲ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲækəɾʲ/

Adjective

deacair (genitive singular masculine deacair, genitive singular feminine deacra, plural deacra, comparative deacra)

1. hard, difficult
2. (with le) reluctant
3. (literary) troublesome

Declension

Declension of deacair

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	deacair	dheacair	deacra; dheacra²
Vocative	dheacair		deacra
Genitive		deacra	deacra	deacair
Dative	deacair; dheacair¹	dheacair	deacra; dheacra²
Comparative	níos deacra
Superlative	is deacra

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

Synonyms

• (difficult): anfhurasta

Antonyms

• (hard, difficult): furasta, socair

Noun

deacair f (genitive singular deacra, nominative plural deacra)

1. difficulty
2. hardship, distress

Declension

Declension of deacair

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative deacair deacra Vocative a dheacair a dheacra Genitive deacra deacra Dative deacair deacra

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an deacair na deacra Genitive na deacra na ndeacra Dative leis an deacair don deacair leis na deacra