rufach

Irish

Etymology

From rufa (“ruff, frill”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

rufach (genitive singular masculine rufaigh, genitive singular feminine rufaí, plural rufacha, comparative rufaí)

1. ruffed, frilled

Declension

Declension of rufach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	rufach	rufach	rufacha; rufacha²
Vocative	rufaigh		rufacha
Genitive		rufaí	rufacha	rufach
Dative	rufach; rufach¹	rufach; rufaigh (archaic)	rufacha; rufacha²
Comparative	níos rufaí
Superlative	is rufaí

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

Derived terms

• rufachán m (“ruff”)

Further reading

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