deireannach

Irish

Adjective

deireannach (genitive singular masculine deireannaigh, genitive singular feminine deireannaí, plural deireannacha, comparative deireannaí)

1. Alternative form of deireanach

Declension

Declension of deireannach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	deireannach	dheireannach	deireannacha; dheireannacha2
vocative	dheireannaigh		deireannacha
genitive		deireannaí	deireannacha	deireannach
dative	deireannach; dheireannach1	dheireannach; dheireannaigh (archaic)	deireannacha; dheireannacha2
Comparative	níos deireannaí
Superlative	is deireannaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of deireannach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deireannach	dheireannach	ndeireannach

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “deireannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish deirenach, deirennach (“last”), from deiredach, from Old Irish deired (compare modern deireadh).

Adjective

deireannach

1. last, final
2. tardy, dilatory

Synonyms

• mu dheireadh

Derived terms

• cleachdaiche deireannach (“end user”)

Related terms

• deireadh (“end”)

Mutation

Mutation of deireannach

radical	lenition
deireannach	dheireannach

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