déin

See also: dein and Dein

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲeːnʲ/

Etymology 1

Noun

déin

1. inflection of déan:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Etymology 2

Adjective

déin

1. inflection of dian:
   1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
   2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Etymology 3

Verb

déin

1. (archaic) second-person singular imperative of déan

Mutation

Mutated forms of déin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
déin	dhéin	ndéin

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