dligheach

Irish

Adjective

dligheach (genitive singular masculine dlighigh, genitive singular feminine dlighí, plural dligheacha, comparative dlighí)

1. Alternative form of dleathach

Declension

Declension of dligheach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	dligheach	dhligheach	dligheacha; dhligheacha2
vocative	dhlighigh		dligheacha
genitive		dlighí	dligheacha	dligheach
dative	dligheach; dhligheach1	dhligheach; dhlighigh (archaic)	dligheacha; dhligheacha2
Comparative	níos dlighí
Superlative	is dlighí

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 dligheach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dligheach	dhligheach	ndligheach

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dligthech (“lawful; reasonable”); by surface analysis, dlighe +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲli.əx/

Adjective

dligheach

1. lawful, rightful, legitimate

Derived terms

• ain-dligheach

Mutation

Mutation of dligheach

radical	lenition
dligheach	dhligheach

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