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deorach

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From deoir +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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deorach (genitive singular masculine deoraigh, genitive singular feminine deoraí, plural deoracha, comparative deoraí)

  1. tearful
  2. lachrymal
Declension
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Declension of deorach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative deorach dheorach deoracha;
dheoracha2
vocative dheoraigh deoracha
genitive deoraí deoracha deorach
dative deorach;
dheorach1 		dheorach;
dheoraigh (archaic) 		deoracha;
dheoracha2
Comparative níos deoraí
Superlative is deoraí

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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deorach

  1. (nonstandard) genitive singular of deoir

Mutation

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Mutated forms of deorach
radical lenition eclipsis
deorach dheorach ndeorach

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

Further reading

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