dealgach

Irish

Etymology

dealg (“thorn; prickle, spine”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲalˠəɡəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲalˠəɡa(x)/

Adjective

dealgach (genitive singular masculine dealgaigh, genitive singular feminine dealgaí, plural dealgacha)

1. thorny, prickly; barbed

Declension

Declension of dealgach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	dealgach	dhealgach	dealgacha; dhealgacha2
vocative	dhealgaigh		dealgacha
genitive		dealgaí	dealgacha	dealgach
dative	dealgach; dhealgach1	dhealgach; dhealgaigh (archaic)	dealgacha; dhealgacha2
Comparative	níos dealgaí
Superlative	is dealgaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• deilgneach

Derived terms

• sreang dhealgach (“barbed wire”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dealgach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dealgach	dhealgach	ndealgach

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