rufach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rufa (“ruff, frill”) + -ach
Adjective
[edit]rufach (genitive singular masculine rufaigh, genitive singular feminine rufaí, plural rufacha, comparative rufaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | rufach | rufach | rufacha; rufacha2 | |
| vocative | rufaigh | rufacha | ||
| genitive | rufaí | rufacha | rufach | |
| dative | rufach; rufach1 |
rufach; rufaigh (archaic) |
rufacha; rufacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos rufaí | |||
| Superlative | is rufaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- rufachán m (“ruff”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rufach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN