dealgach
Irish
editEtymology
editdealg (“thorn; prickle, spine”) + -ach
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdealgach (genitive singular masculine dealgaigh, genitive singular feminine dealgaí, plural dealgacha)
Declension
editDeclension of dealgach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dealgach | dhealgach | dealgacha; dhealgacha² | |
| Vocative | dhealgaigh | dealgacha | ||
| Genitive | dealgaí | dealgacha | dealgach | |
| Dative | dealgach; dhealgach¹ |
dhealgach; dhealgaigh (archaic) |
dealgacha; dhealgacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dealgaí | |||
| Superlative | is dealgaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- sreang dhealgach (“barbed wire”)
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dealgach | dhealgach | ndealgach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||