deic

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English deck.

Noun

deic f (genitive singular deice, nominative plural deiceanna)

  1. (card games, nautical) deck

Declension

Declension of deic (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative deic deiceanna
vocative a dheic a dheiceanna
genitive deice deiceanna
dative deic deiceanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an deic na deiceanna
genitive na deice na ndeiceanna
dative leis an deic
don deic 		leis na deiceanna

Derived terms

  • ar deic (“on deck, abovedeck”)
  • cathaoir deice (“deck-chair”)
  • deic cheathrún (“quarterdeck”)
  • deic cheirníní (“record deck”)
  • deic dheiridh (“poop deck, stern deck”)
  • deic droichid (“bridge deck (construction)”)
  • deic eitilte (“flight deck (on ship”)
  • deic foscaidh (“promenade deck”)
  • deic ghunnaí (“gun deck”)
  • deic gréine (“sun deck”)
  • deic íochtair (“orlop”)
  • deic spaisteoireachta, deic stoirme (“promenade deck”)
  • deic thosaigh (“forecastle”)
  • faoi dheic, faoin deic (“below decks”)
  • log deice (“well-deck”)
  • os cionn deice (“above deck”)
  • solas deice (“deck-light”)
  • teach deice (“deck-house”)
  • teach lár deice (“roundhouse (for trains)”)
  • trasdeic (“bridge deck (nautical)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deic
radical lenition eclipsis
deic dheic ndeic

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “deic”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 323; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “deic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “deic”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “deic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

deic f (genitive singular deice, plural deicean or deiceannan)

  1. deck

Mutation

Mutation of deic
radical lenition
deic dheic

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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