dearfach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPIE word |
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*dóru |
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdearfach (genitive singular masculine dearfaigh, genitive singular feminine dearfaí, plural dearfacha, comparative dearfaí)
Declension
editDeclension of dearfach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dearfach | dhearfach | dearfacha; dhearfacha² | |
Vocative | dhearfaigh | dearfacha | ||
Genitive | dearfaí | dearfacha | dearfach | |
Dative | dearfach; dhearfach¹ |
dhearfach; dhearfaigh (archaic) |
dearfacha; dhearfacha² | |
Comparative | níos dearfaí | |||
Superlative | is dearfaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dearfach | dhearfach | ndearfach |
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) “dearfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dearfach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dearfach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024