díobhálach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From díobháil (“loss, harm, injury”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲiːˈvˠɑːl̪ˠəx/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːvˠɑːləx/
- (Cois Fharraige, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːwɑːlˠəx/, /ˈdʲiːwɑːl̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːwalˠa(x)/, /ˈdʲiːwal̪ˠa(x)/
Adjective
[edit]díobhálach (genitive singular masculine díobhálaigh, genitive singular feminine díobhálaí, plural díobhálacha, comparative díobhálaí)
- harmful, injurious
- Antonym: neamhdhíobhálach
- at a loss, wanting
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | díobhálach | dhíobhálach | díobhálacha; dhíobhálacha2 | |
vocative | dhíobhálaigh | díobhálacha | ||
genitive | díobhálaí | díobhálacha | díobhálach | |
dative | díobhálach; dhíobhálach1 |
dhíobhálach; dhíobhálaigh (archaic) |
díobhálacha; dhíobhálacha2 | |
Comparative | níos díobhálaí | |||
Superlative | is díobhálaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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díobhálach | dhíobhálach | ndíobhálach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díobhálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “díobhálach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86
- “díobhálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024