défhaobhrach

Irish

Etymology

From dé- (“two”) +‎ faobhar (“edge”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

défhaobhrach (genitive singular masculine défhaobhraigh, genitive singular feminine défhaobhraí, plural défhaobhracha, not comparable)

1. two-edged

Declension

Declension of défhaobhrach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	défhaobhrach	dhéfhaobhrach	défhaobhracha; dhéfhaobhracha2
vocative	dhéfhaobhraigh		défhaobhracha
genitive		défhaobhraí	défhaobhracha	défhaobhrach
dative	défhaobhrach; dhéfhaobhrach1	dhéfhaobhrach; dhéfhaobhraigh (archaic)	défhaobhracha; dhéfhaobhracha2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of défhaobhrach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
défhaobhrach	dhéfhaobhrach	ndéfhaobhrach

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “défhaobhrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “défhaobhrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm