dathannach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom dathanna (“colours”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editdathannach (genitive singular masculine dathannaigh, genitive singular feminine dathannaí, plural dathannacha, comparative dathannaí)
- colorful
- multicolored
- Synonym: ildathach
- gaily-colored
- glowing
- Synonyms: beodhearg, breoch, caordhearg, gríosach
Declension
editDeclension of dathannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dathannach | dhathannach | dathannacha; dhathannacha² | |
Vocative | dhathannaigh | dathannacha | ||
Genitive | dathannaí | dathannacha | dathannach | |
Dative | dathannach; dhathannach¹ |
dhathannach; dhathannaigh (archaic) |
dathannacha; dhathannacha² | |
Comparative | níos dathannaí | |||
Superlative | is dathannaí |
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- cíoradóir dathannach m (“painted comber”)
- faochán Muire dathannach m (“painted topshell”)
- mac siobháin dathannach m (“painted goby”)
- siorc dathannach
- turtar dathannach m (“painted turtle, painted terrapin”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dathannach | dhathannach | ndathannach |
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) “dathannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dathannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dathannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024