dea-labharthach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dea-labhartha + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dea-labharthach (genitive singular masculine dea-labharthaigh, genitive singular feminine dea-labharthaí, plural dea-labharthacha, comparative dea-labharthaí)
- Alternative form of dea-labhartha (“well-spoken”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dea-labharthach | dhea-labharthach | dea-labharthacha; dhea-labharthacha2 | |
| vocative | dhea-labharthaigh | dea-labharthacha | ||
| genitive | dea-labharthaí | dea-labharthacha | dea-labharthach | |
| dative | dea-labharthach; dhea-labharthach1 |
dhea-labharthach; dhea-labharthaigh (archaic) |
dea-labharthacha; dhea-labharthacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos dea-labharthaí | |||
| Superlative | is dea-labharthaí | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| dea-labharthach | dhea-labharthach | ndea-labharthach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37
