déad

See also: dead

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dét, from Proto-Celtic *dantom (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/

Noun

déad m (genitive singular déid, nominative plural déada)

  1. tooth
  2. set of teeth
  3. (carpentry) dovetail

Declension
Declension of déad

First declension

Bare forms:

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

Forms with the definite article:

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

don déad

 leis na da

Synonyms

Derived terms

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.
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