dearmadach

Irish

Alternative forms

• dearmadúil, dearmhadach, dearúdach

Etymology

From Old Irish dermatach. By surface analysis, dearmad +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠ(ə)mˠəd̪ˠəx/

Adjective

dearmadach (genitive singular masculine dearmadaigh, genitive singular feminine dearmadaí, plural dearmadacha, comparative dearmadaí)

1. forgetful, absent-minded
2. oblivious

   Synonym: dímheabhrach

3. faulty

   Synonym: lochtach

Declension

Declension of dearmadach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	dearmadach	dhearmadach	dearmadacha; dhearmadacha2
vocative	dhearmadaigh		dearmadacha
genitive		dearmadaí	strong noun	weak noun
			dearmadacha	dearmadach
dative	dearmadach; dhearmadach1	dhearmadach; dhearmadaigh (archaic)	dearmadacha; dhearmadacha2
Comparative	níos dearmadaí
Superlative	is dearmadaí

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 dearmadach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dearmadach	dhearmadach	ndearmadach

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dermatach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dearmadach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 232
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 76
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearmadach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN