dearmadach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish dermatach. By surface analysis, dearmad + -ach
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dearmadach (genitive singular masculine dearmadaigh, genitive singular feminine dearmadaí, plural dearmadacha, comparative dearmadaí)
- forgetful, absent-minded
- oblivious
- Synonym: dímheabhrach
- faulty
- Synonym: lochtach
Declension edit
Declension of dearmadach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dearmadach | dhearmadach | dearmadacha; dhearmadacha² | |
| Vocative | dhearmadaigh | dearmadacha | ||
| Genitive | dearmadaí | dearmadacha | dearmadach | |
| Dative | dearmadach; dhearmadach¹ |
dhearmadach; dhearmadaigh (archaic) |
dearmadacha; dhearmadacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dearmadaí | |||
| Superlative | is dearmadaí | |||
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 |
| dearmadach | dhearmadach | ndearmadach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dermatach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dearmadach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 232
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 76
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearmadach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN