dealramh

Irish

Etymology

From dealr(aigh) +‎ -amh

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

Verbal noun

Derived terms

  • de réir dealraimh (“apparently”)
  • dealramh an tsneachta (“the glare of the snow”)
  • dealramh gréine (“sunshine”)
  • 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

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealramh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “appearance”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “likeness”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “resemblance”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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