dorrga
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish dorrda.[2] By surface analysis, dorr + -ga.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dorrga
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dorrga | dhorrga | dorrga; dhorrga2 | |
| vocative | dhorrga | dorrga | ||
| genitive | dorrga | dorrga | dorrga | |
| dative | dorrga; dhorrga1 |
dhorrga | dorrga; dhorrga2 | |
| Comparative | níos dorrga | |||
| Superlative | is dorrga | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dorrga | dhorrga | ndorrga |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “dorrga”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dorrda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 268, page 95
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dorrḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 257
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dorrga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN