déthaobhach

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (“bi-”) +‎ taobh (“side”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

déthaobhach (genitive singular masculine déthaobhaigh, genitive singular feminine déthaobhaí, plural déthaobhacha, comparative déthaobhaí)

1. bilateral, double-sided

   Synonym: déshleasach

Declension

Declension of déthaobhach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	déthaobhach	dhéthaobhach	déthaobhacha; dhéthaobhacha2
vocative	dhéthaobhaigh		déthaobhacha
genitive		déthaobhaí	déthaobhacha	déthaobhach
dative	déthaobhach; dhéthaobhach1	dhéthaobhach; dhéthaobhaigh (archaic)	déthaobhacha; dhéthaobhacha2
Comparative	níos déthaobhaí
Superlative	is déthaobhaí

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

• isi-dhéthaobhach (“isobilateral”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of déthaobhach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
déthaobhach	dhéthaobhach	ndéthaobhach

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