deatach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish detach.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲat̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲat̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

deatach m (genitive singular deataigh)

1. smoke
2. vapour, steam
3. (figuratively) occupied house

Declension

Declension of deatach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative deatach vocative a dheataigh genitive deataigh dative deatach forms with the definite article case singular nominative an deatach genitive an deataigh dative leis an deatach don deatach

Derived terms

• brat deataigh (“smoke-screen”)
• deatachas m (“smokiness”)

Related terms

• deataigh (“smoke”, transitive verb)
• deatúil (“smoky; vaporous”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deatach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deatach	dheatach	ndeatach

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) “deatach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “deatach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “deatach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish detach, a derivative of dé (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɛht̪əx/

Noun

deatach f (genitive singular deataiche, plural deataichean)

1. gas, smoke, vapour

Mutation

Mutation of deatach

radical	lenition
deatach	dheatach

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “deatach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN