marfach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑɾˠəfˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəfˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəfˠa(x)/
Adjective edit
marfach (genitive singular masculine marfaigh, genitive singular feminine marfaí, plural marfacha, comparative marfaí)
Declension edit
Declension of marfach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | marfach | mharfach | marfacha; mharfacha² | |
Vocative | mharfaigh | marfacha | ||
Genitive | marfaí | marfacha | marfach | |
Dative | marfach; mharfach¹ |
mharfach; mharfaigh (archaic) |
marfacha; mharfacha² | |
Comparative | níos marfaí | |||
Superlative | is marfaí |
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
- leitís mharfach (“paralysis”)
- peaca marfach (“mortal sin”)
- marfacht (“deadliness, violent oppressiveness”)
Noun edit
marfach m (genitive singular marfaigh)
Declension edit
Declension of marfach
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
marfach | mharfach | not applicable |
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) “marfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “marfach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “marfach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54