délámhach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dé- (“two-”) + lámh (“hand”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]délámhach (genitive singular masculine délámhaigh, genitive singular feminine délámhaí, plural délámhacha)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | délámhach | dhélámhach | délámhacha; dhélámhacha2 | |
vocative | dhélámhaigh | délámhacha | ||
genitive | délámhaí | délámhacha | délámhach | |
dative | délámhach; dhélámhach1 |
dhélámhach; dhélámhaigh (archaic) |
délámhacha; dhélámhacha2 | |
Comparative | níos délámhaí | |||
Superlative | is délámhaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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délámhach | dhélámhach | ndélámhach |
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) “délámhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN