dealramh

Irish

Etymology

Noun

dealramh m (genitive singular as substantive dealraimh, genitive as verbal noun dealraithe)

  1. verbal noun of dealraigh
  2. sheen, splendour, radiance
  3. look, appearance; likeness, resemblance

Declension
Declension of dealramh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative dealramh
Vocative a dhealraimh
Genitive dealraimh
Dative dealramh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an dealramh
Genitive an dealraimh
Dative leis an dealramh

don dealramh

Verbal noun
Declension of dealramh

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative dealramh
Vocative a dhealramh
Genitive dealraithe
Dative dealramh

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an dealramh
Genitive an dealraithe
Dative leis an dealramh

don dealramh

Derived terms
  • dealramh an tsneachta (“the glare of the snow”)
  • dealramh gréine (“sunshine”)
  • de réir dealraimh (“apparently”)
  • níl aon dealramh leis sin! (“that’s ridiculous!”)
  • scéal gan dealramh (“an unlikely story”)

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

Further reading
  • "dealramh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “appearance” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “likeness” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “resemblance” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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