domlasta

Irish

Alternative forms

• domlasach

Etymology

From domlas (“gall, bile”) +‎ -ta.

Adjective

domlasta

1. bilious
2. bitter, rancorous; obnoxious

Declension

Declension of domlasta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	domlasta	dhomlasta	domlasta; dhomlasta²
Vocative	dhomlasta		domlasta
Genitive		domlasta	domlasta	domlasta
Dative	domlasta; dhomlasta¹	dhomlasta	domlasta; dhomlasta²
Comparative	níos domlasta
Superlative	is domlasta

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

• domlastacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
domlasta	dhomlasta	ndomlasta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “domlasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “domlasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “domlasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024