donasach

Irish

Etymology

From donas +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔnˠəsˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌnˠəsˠa(h)/

Adjective

donasach (genitive singular masculine donasaigh, genitive singular feminine donasaí, plural donasacha, comparative donasaí)

1. unfortunate
2. ailing, miserable

Declension

Declension of donasach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	donasach	dhonasach	donasacha; dhonasacha²
Vocative	dhonasaigh		donasacha
Genitive		donasaí	donasacha	donasach
Dative	donasach; dhonasach¹	dhonasach; dhonasaigh (archaic)	donasacha; dhonasacha²
Comparative	níos donasaí
Superlative	is donasaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
donasach	dhonasach	ndonasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN