déanaí

Irish

Alternative forms

déidheanaighe (superseded)

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲiaˈn̪ˠiː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeːn̪ˠiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeːn̪ˠi/

Etymology 1

déanach +‎ -e

Noun

déanaí f (genitive singular déanaí)

lateness, recentness

Declension

Declension of déanaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	déanaí
Vocative	a dhéanaí
Genitive	déanaí
Dative	déanaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an déanaí
Genitive	na déanaí
Dative	leis an déanaí don déanaí

Derived terms

le déanaí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

déanaí

inflection of déanach:
1. genitive singular feminine
2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
déanaí	dhéanaí	ndéanaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“déanaí” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
“déiḋeanaiġe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 233.
"déanaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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