pleidhce
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
pleidhce m (genitive singular pleidhce, nominative plural pleidhcí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pleidhce
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- pleidhce amadáin (“silly fool”)
- pleidhcíocht (“fooling; tomfoolery”)
- pleidhciúil (“silly, stupid”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
pleidhce | phleidhce | bpleidhce |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pleidhce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- A Dictionary of Hiberno-English, Terence Patrick Dolan, Gill & Macmillan (2004), p. 178. →ISBN.
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pleidhce”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “pleidhce”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Pat Joe's efforts to preserve colourful Irish phrases Irish Independent, 2009-06-17.
- Ireland's best insults: Hey, you thundering amadán, if brains wer dynamite you wouldn't have enough to blow your nose! Irish Independent, 2010-11-20.