dícear

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English duiker, from Afrikaans, from Dutch duiker (“diver”).

Noun

dícear m (genitive singular dícir, nominative plural dícir)

1. duiker

Declension

Declension of dícear (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dícear dícir vocative a dhícir a dhíceara genitive dícir dícear dative dícear dícir forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dícear na dícir genitive an dícir na ndícear dative leis an dícear don dícear leis na dícir

Derived terms

• dícear bandach (“banded duiker, zebra duiker”)
• dícear cuain (“bay duiker”)
• dícear droimbhuí (“yellow-backed duiker”)
• dícear gorm (“blue duiker”)
• dícear Jentink (“Jentink's duiker”)
• dícear Ogilby (“Ogilby's duiker”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of dícear

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dícear	dhícear	ndícear

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) “dícear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN