Save Gender Feminine Usage Irish Mythology Pronounced Pron. /dʲexʲ.tʲɪ.nʲə/, /dʲexʲ.ˈtʲiː.rʲe/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsDeichtire, Dechtire (anglicized) Meaning & History Possibly from Old Irish deich, meaning "ten", and tine meaning "fire" or tíre, "land, country". This was the name of the mother of Cuchulainn, whom she conceived with Lugh.