déadalt

Irish

Etymology

From déad +‎ alt.

Noun

déadalt m (genitive singular déadailt, nominative plural déadailt)

1. (carpentry) dovetail joint

Declension

Declension of déadalt (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative déadalt déadailt vocative a dhéadailt a dhéadalta genitive déadailt déadalt dative déadalt déadailt forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an déadalt na déadailt genitive an déadailt na ndéadalt dative leis an déadalt don déadalt leis na déadailt

Derived terms

• déadalt crosach (“halved dovetail”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of déadalt

radical	lenition	eclipsis
déadalt	dhéadalt	ndéadalt

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) “déadalt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “déadalt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “déadalt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024