díreach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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díreach (genitive singular masculine dírigh, genitive singular feminine dírí, plural díreacha, comparative dírí)

  1. straight, direct
    1. erect, perpendicular
    2. direct to mark
    3. upright
    4. straightforward
    5. in straight direction
    6. in direct order
    7. lineal
  2. exact

Declension

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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(go) díreach

  1. just, exactly
    D'athraigh mé anois go díreach iad.I just now changed them.

Noun

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díreach m (genitive singular dírigh)

  1. straight
    1. straight condition
    2. straightforwardness
    3. straight course

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
díreach dhíreach ndíreach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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