déad

See also: dead

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dét, from Proto-Celtic *dant (compare Welsh dant), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (compare Latin dēns, Old English tōþ, Lithuanian dantìs, Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), Persian (dandân).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʲeːd̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): [dʲɛə̯d̪ˠ]

Noun

déad m or f (genitive singular déid, nominative plural déada)

tooth
Synonym: fiacail
set of teeth
ivory
(carpentry) dovetail
Synonym of déideadh

Declension

Declension of déad

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	déad	déada
Vocative	a dhéid	a dhéada
Genitive	déid	déad
Dative	déad	déada

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an déad	na déada
Genitive	an déid	na ndéad
Dative	leis an déad don déad	leis na déada

Derived terms

Related terms

déideadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
déad	dhéad	ndéad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “déad” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “déad” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60

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