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dréimreach

Irish

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Etymology

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From dréimire (“ladder”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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dréimreach (genitive singular masculine dréimrigh, genitive singular feminine dréimrí, plural dréimreacha, comparative dréimrí)

  1. ladder-like, stepped, gradual
  2. wavy (of hair)
  3. ladder-back (of furniture)

Declension

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Declension of dréimreach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative dréimreach dhréimreach dréimreacha;
dhréimreacha²
Vocative dhréimrigh dréimreacha
Genitive dréimrí dréimreacha dréimreach
Dative dréimreach;
dhréimreach¹ 		dhréimreach;
dhréimrigh (archaic) 		dréimreacha;
dhréimreacha²
Comparative níos dréimrí
Superlative is dréimrí

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

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dréimreach dhréimreach ndréimreach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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