déad

See also: dead

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dét, from Proto-Celtic *dant (compare Welsh dant), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (compare Latin dēns, Old English tōþ, Lithuanian dantìs, Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), Persian دندان (dandân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲeːd̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [dʲɛə̯d̪ˠ]

Noun

déad m or f (genitive singular déid, nominative plural déada)

1. tooth

   Synonym: fiacail

2. set of teeth
3. ivory
4. (carpentry) dovetail
5. Synonym of déideadh

Declension

Declension of déad (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative déad déada vocative a dhéid a dhéada genitive déid déad dative déad déada forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an déad na déada genitive an déid na ndéad dative leis an déad don déad leis na déada

Derived terms

• aondéadach
• déadach
• déadacht
• déadalt
• déadchíor
• déadeagar

Related terms

• déideadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of déad

radical	lenition	eclipsis
déad	dhéad	ndéad

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “déad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “déad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025