díreach
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See also: dìreach
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
díreach (genitive singular masculine dírigh, genitive singular feminine dírí, plural díreacha, comparative dírí)
- straight, direct
- erect, perpendicular
- direct to mark
- upright
- straightforward
- in straight direction
- in direct order
- lineal
- exact
Declension
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | díreach | dhíreach | díreacha; dhíreacha2 | |
| vocative | dhírigh | díreacha | ||
| genitive | dírí | díreacha | díreach | |
| dative | díreach; dhíreach1 |
dhíreach; dhírigh (archaic) |
díreacha; dhíreacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos dírí | |||
| Superlative | is dírí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- díreachas m (“straightness; directness, uprightness”)
- sruth díreach m (“direct current”)
Adverb
(go) díreach
Noun
díreach m (genitive singular dírigh)
- straight
- straight condition
- straightforwardness
- straight course
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| díreach | dhíreach | ndíreach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “díreach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86
- “díreach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 70
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