donndearg
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From donn- (“brownish”) + dearg (“red”).
Adjective edit
donndearg (genitive singular masculine donndeirg, genitive singular feminine donndeirge, plural donndearga, comparative donndeirge)
Declension edit
Declension of donndearg
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | donndearg | dhonndearg | donndearga; dhonndearga² | |
| Vocative | dhonndeirg | donndearga | ||
| Genitive | donndeirge | donndearga | donndearg | |
| Dative | donndearg; dhonndearg¹ |
dhonndearg; dhonndeirg (archaic) |
donndearga; dhonndearga² | |
| Comparative | níos donndeirge | |||
| Superlative | is donndeirge | |||
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 |
| donndearg | dhonndearg | ndonndearg |
| 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) “donndearg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN