díreach

See also: dìreach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

díreach (genitive singular masculine dírigh, genitive singular feminine dírí, plural díreacha, comparative dírí)

  1. straight, direct
    1. erect, perpendicular
    2. direct to mark
    3. upright
    4. straightforward
    5. in straight direction
    6. in direct order
    7. lineal
  2. exact

Declension
Declension of díreach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative díreach dhíreach díreacha;
dhíreacha²
Vocative dhírigh díreacha
Genitive dírí díreacha díreach
Dative díreach;
dhíreach¹		 dhíreach;
dhírigh (archaic)		 díreacha;
dhíreacha²
Comparative níos dírí
Superlative is dírí

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

Derived terms

Adverb

(go) díreach

  1. just, exactly
    D'athraigh mé anois go díreach iad. ― I just now changed them.

Noun

díreach m (genitive singular dírigh)

  1. straight
    1. straight condition
    2. straightforwardness
    3. straight course

Declension
Declension of díreach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative díreach
Vocative a dhírigh
Genitive dírigh
Dative díreach

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an díreach
Genitive an dírigh
Dative leis an díreach

don díreach

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

Further reading
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