diúltach
Irish
editEtymology
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Adjective
editdiúltach (genitive singular masculine diúltaigh, genitive singular feminine diúltaí, plural diúltacha, comparative diúltaí)
Declension
editDeclension of diúltach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | diúltach | dhiúltach | diúltacha; dhiúltacha² | |
Vocative | dhiúltaigh | diúltacha | ||
Genitive | diúltaí | diúltacha | diúltach | |
Dative | diúltach; dhiúltach¹ |
dhiúltach; dhiúltaigh (archaic) |
diúltacha; dhiúltacha² | |
Comparative | níos diúltaí | |||
Superlative | is diúltaí |
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
editNoun
editdiúltach m (genitive singular diúltaigh, nominative plural diúltaigh)
Declension
editDeclension of diúltach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- diúltach dúbailte (“double negative”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
diúltach | dhiúltach | ndiúltach |
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) “diúltach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “diúltach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “diúltach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024