donndearg

Irish

Etymology

From donn- (“brownish”) +‎ dearg (“red”).

Adjective

donndearg (genitive singular masculine donndeirg, genitive singular feminine donndeirge, plural donndearga, comparative donndeirge)

1. reddish brown

Declension

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

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

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