dearfach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
| PIE word |
|---|
| *dóru |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dearfach (genitive singular masculine dearfaigh, genitive singular feminine dearfaí, plural dearfacha, comparative dearfaí)
Declension edit
Declension of dearfach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dearfach | dhearfach | dearfacha; dhearfacha² | |
| Vocative | dhearfaigh | dearfacha | ||
| Genitive | dearfaí | dearfacha | dearfach | |
| Dative | dearfach; dhearfach¹ |
dhearfach; dhearfaigh (archaic) |
dearfacha; dhearfacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dearfaí | |||
| Superlative | is dearfaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dearfach | dhearfach | ndearfach |
| 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) “dearfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dearfach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dearfach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.