drabhlásach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾˠəuˈl̪ˠɑːsˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠəulˠɑːsˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲəulˠasˠa(x)/[1] (corresponding to the form dreabhlásach)
Adjective edit
drabhlásach (genitive singular masculine drabhlásaigh, genitive singular feminine drabhlásaí, plural drabhlásacha, comparative drabhlásaí)
Declension edit
Declension of drabhlásach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | drabhlásach | dhrabhlásach | drabhlásacha; dhrabhlásacha² | |
| Vocative | dhrabhlásaigh | drabhlásacha | ||
| Genitive | drabhlásaí | drabhlásacha | drabhlásach | |
| Dative | drabhlásach; dhrabhlásach¹ |
dhrabhlásach; dhrabhlásaigh (archaic) |
drabhlásacha; dhrabhlásacha² | |
| Comparative | níos drabhlásaí | |||
| Superlative | is drabhlásaí | |||
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 |
| drabhlásach | dhrabhlásach | ndrabhlásach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading edit
- “drabhlásach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drabhlásach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN