dealramh

Irish

Alternative forms

• deabhramh, dealradh, dealrú, deáramh, deárthamh
• deallradh, deallramh, deallrú, deallrughadh, dealrughadh (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dellrad. By surface analysis, dealr(aigh) +‎ -amh

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɑuɾˠəvˠ/, /ˈdʲɑːɾˠəvˠ/ (corresponding to the forms deabhramh and deáramh)

Noun

dealramh m (genitive singular as substantive dealraimh, genitive as verbal noun dealraithe)

1. verbal noun of dealraigh
2. sheen, splendour
3. look, appearance
4. likeness, resemblance

Declension

Declension of dealramh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative dealramh vocative a dhealraimh genitive dealraimh dative dealramh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an dealramh genitive an dealraimh dative leis an dealramh don dealramh

Verbal noun

Declension of dealramh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative dealramh vocative a dhealramh genitive dealraithe dative dealramh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an dealramh genitive an dealraithe dative leis an dealramh don dealramh

Derived terms

• de réir dealraimh (“apparently”)
• dealramh gréine (“sunshine”)
• níl aon dealramh leis sin! (“that’s ridiculous!”)
• scéal gan dealramh (“an unlikely story”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of dealramh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dealramh	dhealramh	ndealramh

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deallraṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 228
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealramh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “dealramh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024