duairc
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]duairc (genitive singular masculine duairc, genitive singular feminine duairce, plural duairce, comparative duairce)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | duairc | dhuairc | duairce; dhuairce2 | |
| vocative | dhuairc | duairce | ||
| genitive | duairce | duairce | duairc | |
| dative | duairc; dhuairc1 |
dhuairc | duairce; dhuairce2 | |
| Comparative | níos duairce | |||
| Superlative | is duairce | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| duairc | dhuairc | nduairc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “duairc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “duairc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “duairc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024