dligheach
Irish edit
Adjective edit
dligheach (genitive singular masculine dlighigh, genitive singular feminine dlighí, plural dligheacha, comparative dlighí)
- Alternative form of dleathach
Declension edit
Declension of dligheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dligheach | dhligheach | dligheacha; dhligheacha² | |
| Vocative | dhlighigh | dligheacha | ||
| Genitive | dlighí | dligheacha | dligheach | |
| Dative | dligheach; dhligheach¹ |
dhligheach; dhlighigh (archaic) |
dligheacha; dhligheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dlighí | |||
| Superlative | is dlighí | |||
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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dligheach | dhligheach | ndligheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish dligthech (“lawful; reasonable”); by surface analysis, dlighe + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dligheach
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dligheach | dhligheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |