débheathach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • dá-bheathach[1]

Etymology

From dé- (“di-, bi-, duo-”) +‎ beatha (“life”) + -ach.

Adjective

débheathach (genitive singular masculine débheathaigh, genitive singular feminine débheathaí, plural débheathacha, not comparable)

  1. amphibian
    Synonym: amfaibiach
  2. amphibious
    Synonyms: amfaibiach, loscánta

Declension
Declension of débheathach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative débheathach dhébheathach débheathacha;
dhébheathacha²
Vocative dhébheathaigh débheathacha
Genitive débheathaí débheathacha débheathach
Dative débheathach;
dhébheathach¹		 dhébheathach;
dhébheathaigh (archaic)		 débheathacha;
dhébheathacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Noun

débheathach m (genitive singular débheathaigh, nominative plural débheathaigh)

  1. amphibian
    Synonym: amfaibiach

Declension
Declension of débheathach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative débheathach débheathaigh
Vocative a dhébheathaigh a dhébheathacha
Genitive débheathaigh débheathach
Dative débheathach débheathaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an débheathach na débheathaigh
Genitive an débheathaigh na ndébheathach
Dative leis an débheathach

don débheathach

 leis na débheathaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
débheathach dhébheathach ndébheathach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. “débheathach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading
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