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

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	donndearg	dhonndearg	donndearga; dhonndearga2
vocative	dhonndeirg		donndearga
genitive		donndeirge	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