donndearg

Irish

Etymology

From donn- (“brownish”) +‎ dearg (“red”).

Adjective

donndearg (genitive singular masculine donndeirg, genitive singular feminine donndeirge, plural donndearga, comparative donndeirge)

1. reddish brown

Declension

Declension of donndearg

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	donndearg	dhonndearg	donndearga; dhonndearga2
vocative	dhonndeirg		donndearga
genitive		donndeirge	strong noun	weak noun
			donndearga	donndearg
dative	donndearg; dhonndearg1	dhonndearg; dhonndeirg (archaic)	donndearga; dhonndearga2
Comparative	níos donndeirge
Superlative	is donndeirge

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 donndearg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
donndearg	dhonndearg	ndonndearg

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

Further reading

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