daonlathach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]daonlathach (genitive singular masculine daonlathaigh, genitive singular feminine daonlathaí, plural daonlathacha, comparative daonlathaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | daonlathach | dhaonlathach | daonlathacha; dhaonlathacha2 | |
| vocative | dhaonlathaigh | daonlathacha | ||
| genitive | daonlathaí | daonlathacha | daonlathach | |
| dative | daonlathach; dhaonlathach1 |
dhaonlathach; dhaonlathaigh (archaic) |
daonlathacha; dhaonlathacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos daonlathaí | |||
| Superlative | is daonlathaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| daonlathach | dhaonlathach | ndaonlathach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daonlathach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “daonlathach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “daonlathach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024