driseach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]dris (“bramble, briar”) + -ach
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]driseach (genitive singular masculine drisigh, genitive singular feminine drisí, plural driseacha, comparative drisí)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | driseach | dhriseach | driseacha; dhriseacha2 | |
vocative | dhrisigh | driseacha | ||
genitive | drisí | driseacha | driseach | |
dative | driseach; dhriseach1 |
dhriseach; dhrisigh (archaic) |
driseacha; dhriseacha2 | |
Comparative | níos drisí | |||
Superlative | is drisí |
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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driseach | dhriseach | ndriseach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.