dáigh

See also: daigh

Irish

Adjective

dáigh (genitive singular feminine dáighe, plural dáighe, comparative dáighe)

1. obstinate, stubborn

   Synonyms: ceanntréan, ceanndána

Declension

Declension of dáigh

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dáigh	dháigh	dáighe; dháighe²
Vocative	dháigh		dáighe
Genitive		dáighe	dáighe	dáigh
Dative	dáigh; dháigh¹	dháigh	dáighe; dháighe²
Comparative	níos dáighe
Superlative	is dáighe

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

• dáighe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dáigh	dháigh	ndáigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dáigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dáigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dáigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN