dlisteanach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]dlisteanach (genitive singular masculine dlisteanaigh, genitive singular feminine dlisteanaí, plural dlisteanacha, comparative dlisteanaí)
- lawful, legitimate
- Antonym: neamhdhlisteanach
- regular, proper
- loyal, faithful
- Antonym: neamhdhlisteanach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dlisteanach | dhlisteanach | dlisteanacha; dhlisteanacha2 | |
| vocative | dhlisteanaigh | dlisteanacha | ||
| genitive | dlisteanaí | dlisteanacha | dlisteanach | |
| dative | dlisteanach; dhlisteanach1 |
dhlisteanach; dhlisteanaigh (archaic) |
dlisteanacha; dhlisteanacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos dlisteanaí | |||
| Superlative | is dlisteanaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dlisteanach | dhlisteanach | ndlisteanach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dlisteanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dlisteanach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dlisteanach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024