dúliath
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: dú‧liath
Adjective
[edit]dúliath (genitive singular masculine dúléith, genitive singular feminine dúléithe, plural dúliatha, comparative dúléithe)
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Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dúliath | dhúliath | dúliatha; dhúliatha2 | |
| vocative | dhúléith | dúliatha | ||
| genitive | dúléithe | dúliatha | dúliath | |
| dative | dúliath; dhúliath1 |
dhúliath; dhúléith (archaic) |
dúliatha; dhúliatha2 | |
| Comparative | níos dúléithe | |||
| Superlative | is dúléithe | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| dúliath | dhúliath | ndúliath |
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) “dúliath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “dúliath”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024