deilgneach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish delgnach (“thorny, prickly, spiky, bristly”); deilgne (“thorns, prickles”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
deilgneach (genitive singular masculine deilgnigh, genitive singular feminine deilgní, plural deilgneacha, comparative deilgní)
Declension[edit]
Declension of deilgneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | deilgneach | dheilgneach | deilgneacha; dheilgneacha² | |
Vocative | dheilgnigh | deilgneacha | ||
Genitive | deilgní | deilgneacha | deilgneach | |
Dative | deilgneach; dheilgneach¹ |
dheilgneach; dheilgnigh (archaic) |
deilgneacha; dheilgneacha² | |
Comparative | níos deilgní | |||
Superlative | is deilgní |
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]
Derived terms[edit]
- sreang dheilgneach (“barbed wire”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish deilgnech (“non-contagious disease of horses”).
Noun[edit]
deilgneach f (genitive singular deilgní)
Declension[edit]
Declension of deilgneach
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deilgneach | dheilgneach | ndeilgneach |
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 88
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish delgnach (“thorny, prickly, spiky, bristly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
deilgneach
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
deilgneach | dheilgneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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