dingchruthach

Irish

Etymology

From ding (“wedge”) +‎ -chruthach (“-shaped”).

Adjective

dingchruthach (genitive singular masculine dingchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine dingchruthaí, plural dingchruthacha)

1. wedge-shaped, cuneiform

Declension

Declension of dingchruthach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	dingchruthach	dhingchruthach	dingchruthacha; dhingchruthacha2
vocative	dhingchruthaigh		dingchruthacha
genitive		dingchruthaí	dingchruthacha	dingchruthach
dative	dingchruthach; dhingchruthach1	dhingchruthach; dhingchruthaigh (archaic)	dingchruthacha; dhingchruthacha2
Comparative	níos dingchruthaí
Superlative	is dingchruthaí

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

Synonyms

• (wedge-shaped): dingeach

Mutation

Mutated forms of dingchruthach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dingchruthach	dhingchruthach	ndingchruthach

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dingchruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN