deichniúr

Irish

deichniúr

Alternative forms

• deichneabhar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dechnebor, dechneabur, from Old Irish dechenbor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɪn̠ʲuːɾˠ/

Noun

deichniúr m (genitive singular deichniúr, nominative plural deichniúir) (triggers no mutation)

1. a group of ten people

   Cailleadh deichniúr saighdiúirí sa chath.

   Ten soldiers died in the battle.

2. decade (series of ten Hail Marys in the Rosary)

Usage notes

• Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

Declension

Declension of deichniúr

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative deichniúr deichniúir Vocative a dheichniúir a dheichniúra Genitive deichniúir deichniúr Dative deichniúr deichniúir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an deichniúr na deichniúir Genitive an deichniúir na ndeichniúr Dative leis an deichniúr don deichniúr leis na deichniúir

Related terms

• deich (“ten”) (non-personal)

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “deichenbor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deichniúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN