dátheangach
See also: dà-theangach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dá- (“bi-, two-”) + teanga (“tongue, language”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]dátheangach (genitive singular masculine dátheangaigh, genitive singular feminine dátheangaí, plural dátheangacha, comparative dátheangaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dátheangach | dhátheangach | dátheangacha; dhátheangacha2 | |
| vocative | dhátheangaigh | dátheangacha | ||
| genitive | dátheangaí | dátheangacha | dátheangach | |
| dative | dátheangach; dhátheangach1 |
dhátheangach; dhátheangaigh (archaic) |
dátheangacha; dhátheangacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos dátheangaí | |||
| Superlative | is dátheangaí | |||
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
[edit]- dátheangachas m (“bilingualism”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dátheangach | dhátheangach | ndátheangach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dátheangach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “bilingual”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dátheangach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm