modartha
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish modarda.[2] By surface analysis, modar- + -tha.
Adjective
[edit]modartha
- murky (hard to see through), cloudy (not transparent, not clear)
- turbid, muddy (containing mud in suspension)
- overcast (covered with clouds)
- dull (not shiny)
- surly, morose, grim
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | modartha | mhodartha | modartha; mhodartha2 | |
| vocative | mhodartha | modartha | ||
| genitive | modartha | modartha | modartha | |
| dative | modartha; mhodartha1 |
mhodartha | modartha; mhodartha2 | |
| Comparative | níos modartha | |||
| Superlative | is modartha | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| modartha | mhodartha | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “modartha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “modarda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “modartha”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 492
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “modartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN