dúghafach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dúghafa (from dú- + gafa) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]dúghafach (genitive singular masculine dúghafaigh, genitive singular feminine dúghafaí, plural dúghafacha, comparative dúghafaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dúghafach | dhúghafach | dúghafacha; dhúghafacha2 | |
| vocative | dhúghafaigh | dúghafacha | ||
| genitive | dúghafaí | dúghafacha | dúghafach | |
| dative | dúghafach; dhúghafach1 |
dhúghafach; dhúghafaigh (archaic) |
dúghafacha; dhúghafacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos dúghafaí | |||
| Superlative | is dúghafaí | |||
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]- éigníoch dúghafach (“obsessive-compulsive”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dúghafach | dhúghafach | ndúghafach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- “obsessive”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024