débhéascna

Irish

Etymology

From dé- +‎ béascna.

Noun

débhéascna f (genitive singular débhéascna)

1. (linguistics) diglossia

Declension

Declension of débhéascna (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative débhéascna vocative a dhébhéascna genitive débhéascna dative débhéascna forms with the definite article case singular nominative an débhéascna genitive na débhéascna dative leis an débhéascna don débhéascna

Mutation

Mutated forms of débhéascna

radical	lenition	eclipsis
débhéascna	dhébhéascna	ndébhéascna

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) “débhéascna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “débhéascna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025