débhuilleach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dé- (“bi-, two”) + buille (“stroke”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
débhuilleach
- (mechanical) two-stroke
- (music) duple
Declension[edit]
Declension of débhuilleach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | débhuilleach | dhébhuilleach | débhuilleacha; dhébhuilleacha² | |
| Vocative | dhébhuilligh | débhuilleacha | ||
| Genitive | débhuillí | débhuilleacha | débhuilleach | |
| Dative | débhuilleach; dhébhuilleach¹ |
dhébhuilleach; dhébhuilligh (archaic) |
débhuilleacha; dhébhuilleacha² | |
| Comparative | níos débhuillí | |||
| Superlative | is débhuillí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| débhuilleach | dhébhuilleach | ndébhuilleach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||