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 دندان (dandân).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. tooth

   Synonym: fiacail

2. set of teeth
3. ivory
4. (carpentry) dovetail
5. 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

• aondéadach
• déadach
• déadacht
• déadalt
• déadchíor
• déadeagar

 

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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “déad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “déad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60