deilf

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Latin delphīnus.

Noun

deilf f (genitive singular deilfe, nominative plural deilfeanna)

1. dolphin

Declension

Declension of deilf

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deilf deilfeanna Vocative a dheilf a dheilfeanna Genitive deilfe deilfeanna Dative deilf deilfeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deilf na deilfeanna Genitive na deilfe na ndeilfeanna Dative leis an deilf don deilf leis na deilfeanna

Derived terms

• deilf abhann (“river dophin”)
• deilf bholgshrónach (“bottlenose dolphin”)
• deilf choiteann (“common dolphin”)
• deilf liath (“grey dolphin”)
• deilf mhara (“oceanic dolphin”)
• deilf shocbhán (“white-beaked dolphin”)
• deilf stríocach (“striped dolphin”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deilf	dheilf	ndeilf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

deilf f

1. dolphin

Declension

Declension of deilf (class IIb feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deilf	deilfean
Genitive	deilfe	dheilfean
Dative	deilf	deilfean; deilfibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) deilf	(na) deilfean
Genitive	(na) deilfe	(nan) deilfean
Dative	(an) deilf	(na) deilfean; deilfibh✝
Vocative	dheilf	dheilfean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

• leumadair