deagánach

Irish

Alternative forms

• déagánach, diogánach

Etymology

From Middle Irish deccánach (“dean”), from decán, from a conflation of Latin diaconus (“deacon, minister”) and decānus (“leader of ten people”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲaˈɡɑːn̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɡɑːn̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɨɡənˠa(x)/

Noun

deagánach m (genitive singular deagánaigh, nominative plural deagánaigh)

1. (Christianity) deacon

Declension

Declension of deagánach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative deagánach deagánaigh vocative a dheagánaigh a dheagánacha genitive deagánaigh deagánach dative deagánach deagánaigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an deagánach na deagánaigh genitive an deagánaigh na ndeagánach dative leis an deagánach don deagánach leis na deagánaigh

Coordinate terms

• bandeagánach (“deaconess”)

Derived terms

• ard-deagánach (“archdeacon”)
• fodheagánach (“subdeacon”)

Related terms

• deagántacht (“deaconship”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deagánach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deagánach	dheagánach	ndeagánach

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