deorach

Irish

Etymology 1

From deoir +‎ -ach.

Adjective

deorach (genitive singular masculine deoraigh, genitive singular feminine deoraí, plural deoracha, comparative deoraí)

1. tearful
2. lachrymal

Declension

Declension of deorach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	deorach	dheorach	deoracha; dheoracha2
vocative	dheoraigh		deoracha
genitive		deoraí	deoracha	deorach
dative	deorach; dheorach1	dheorach; dheoraigh (archaic)	deoracha; dheoracha2
Comparative	níos deoraí
Superlative	is deoraí

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deorach

1. (nonstandard) genitive singular of deoir

Mutation

Mutated forms of deorach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deorach	dheorach	ndeorach

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) “deorach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “deorach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “deorach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024