dea-
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish deg-, dag (“good”), from Proto-Celtic *degos (“good”), *dagos (“good”) (compare Welsh da).
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_dea-' title='Category:Irish words prefixed with dea-'>Irish words prefixed with dea-</a>
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dea- | dhea- | ndea- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "dea-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 deg-”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dea-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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