dódhíonach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
dódhíonach (genitive singular masculine dódhíonaigh, genitive singular feminine dódhíonaí, plural dódhíonacha, comparative dódhíonaí)
- fireproof
- Synonyms: lasairdhíonach, tinedhíonach
Declension edit
Declension of dódhíonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dódhíonach | dhódhíonach | dódhíonacha; dhódhíonacha² | |
| Vocative | dhódhíonaigh | dódhíonacha | ||
| Genitive | dódhíonaí | dódhíonacha | dódhíonach | |
| Dative | dódhíonach; dhódhíonach¹ |
dhódhíonach; dhódhíonaigh (archaic) |
dódhíonacha; dhódhíonacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dódhíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is dódhíonaí | |||
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 |
| dódhíonach | dhódhíonach | ndódhíonach |
| 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) “dódhíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dódhíonach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dódhíonach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.