dingeach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ding (“wedge”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
dingeach (genitive singular masculine dingigh, genitive singular feminine dingí, plural dingeacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dingeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dingeach | dhingeach | dingeacha; dhingeacha² | |
| Vocative | dhingigh | dingeacha | ||
| Genitive | dingí | dingeacha | dingeach | |
| Dative | dingeach; dhingeach¹ |
dhingeach; dhingigh (archaic) |
dingeacha; dhingeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dingí | |||
| Superlative | is dingí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dingeach | dhingeach | ndingeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dingeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN