drabhlásach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾˠəuˈl̪ˠɑːsˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠəulˠɑːsˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲəulˠasˠa(x)/[1] (corresponding to the form dreabhlásach)
Adjective
[edit]drabhlásach (genitive singular masculine drabhlásaigh, genitive singular feminine drabhlásaí, plural drabhlásacha, comparative drabhlásaí)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | drabhlásach | dhrabhlásach | drabhlásacha; dhrabhlásacha2 | |
vocative | dhrabhlásaigh | drabhlásacha | ||
genitive | drabhlásaí | drabhlásacha | drabhlásach | |
dative | drabhlásach; dhrabhlásach1 |
dhrabhlásach; dhrabhlásaigh (archaic) |
drabhlásacha; dhrabhlásacha2 | |
Comparative | níos drabhlásaí | |||
Superlative | is drabhlásaí |
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 |
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drabhlásach | dhrabhlásach | ndrabhlásach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading
[edit]- “drabhlásach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drabhlásach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN