dúliath
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: dú‧liath
Adjective edit
dúliath (genitive singular masculine dúléith, genitive singular feminine dúléithe, plural dúliatha, comparative dúléithe)
- dark grey
Declension edit
Declension of dúliath
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dúliath | dhúliath | dúliatha; dhúliatha² | |
| Vocative | dhúléith | dúliatha | ||
| Genitive | dúléithe | dúliatha | dúliath | |
| Dative | dúliath; dhúliath¹ |
dhúliath; dhúléith (archaic) |
dúliatha; dhúliatha² | |
| Comparative | níos dúléithe | |||
| Superlative | is dúléithe | |||
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 |
| dúliath | dhúliath | ndúliath |
| 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) “dúliath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dúliath” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.