déchéileachas

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (“bi-”) +‎ céile (“spouse”) +‎ -achas (abstract suffix).

Noun

déchéileachas m (genitive singular déchéileachais)

1. bigamy

   Synonym: biogamacht

Declension

Declension of déchéileachas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative déchéileachas vocative a dhéchéileachais genitive déchéileachais dative déchéileachas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an déchéileachas genitive an déchéileachais dative leis an déchéileachas don déchéileachas

Mutation

Mutated forms of déchéileachas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
déchéileachas	dhéchéileachas	ndéchéileachas

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

References

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