dólámhach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From dó- (“two-”) + lámh (“hand”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːˌl̪ˠɑːvˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːˌl̪ˠɑːwəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːˌl̪ˠæːwa(h)/
Adjective edit
dólámhach (genitive singular masculine dólámhaigh, genitive singular feminine dólámhaí, plural dólámhacha, not comparable)
- two-handed; all-out, strenuous; total, utter
- Synonym: (two-handed) délámhach
- single-handed
Declension edit
Declension of dólámhach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dólámhach | dhólámhach | dólámhacha; dhólámhacha² | |
| Vocative | dhólámhaigh | dólámhacha | ||
| Genitive | dólámhaí | dólámhacha | dólámhach | |
| Dative | dólámhach; dhólámhach¹ |
dhólámhach; dhólámhaigh (archaic) |
dólámhacha; dhólámhacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dólámhaí | |||
| Superlative | is dólámhaí | |||
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
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dólámhach | dhólámhach | ndólámhach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dólámhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dólámhach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.