dólámhach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom dó- (“two-”) + lámh (“hand”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːˌl̪ˠɑːvˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːˌl̪ˠɑːwəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːˌl̪ˠæːwa(h)/
Adjective
editdólámhach (genitive singular masculine dólámhaigh, genitive singular feminine dólámhaí, plural dólámhacha, not comparable)
- two-handed; all-out, strenuous; total, utter
- Synonym: (two-handed) délámhach
- single-handed
Declension
editDeclension of dólámhach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dólámhach | dhólámhach | dólámhacha; dhólámhacha² | |
Vocative | dhólámhaigh | dólámhacha | ||
Genitive | dólámhaí | dólámhacha | dólámhach | |
Dative | dólámhach; dhólámhach¹ |
dhólámhach; dhólámhaigh (archaic) |
dólámhacha; dhólámhacha² | |
Comparative | níos dólámhaí | |||
Superlative | is dólámhaí |
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
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dólámhach | dhólámhach | ndólámhach |
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) “dólámhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “dólámhach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024