danartha

Irish

Alternative forms

• danardha, dannardha, dannartha

Etymology

From Middle Irish danarda. By surface analysis, danar (“foreigner, barbarian”) +‎ -tha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠanˠəɾˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠan̪ˠəɾˠə/

Adjective

danartha

1. cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering)
2. cold-blooded (lacking emotion or compunction)
3. draconian (severe, oppressive or strict)
4. fierce
5. barbaric (uncivilised)

Declension

Declension of danartha

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	danartha	dhanartha	danartha; dhanartha2
vocative	dhanartha		danartha
genitive		danartha	danartha	danartha
dative	danartha; dhanartha1	dhanartha	danartha; dhanartha2
Comparative	níos danartha
Superlative	is danartha

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 danartha

radical	lenition	eclipsis
danartha	dhanartha	ndanartha

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

Further reading

• “danartha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “danardae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “danarḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 223
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “danartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47