donndearg
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From donn- (“brownish”) + dearg (“red”).
Adjective[edit]
donndearg (genitive singular masculine donndeirg, genitive singular feminine donndeirge, plural donndearga, comparative donndeirge)
Declension[edit]
Declension of donndearg
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | donndearg | dhonndearg | donndearga; dhonndearga² | |
Vocative | dhonndeirg | donndearga | ||
Genitive | donndeirge | donndearga | donndearg | |
Dative | donndearg; dhonndearg¹ |
dhonndearg; dhonndeirg (archaic) |
donndearga; dhonndearga² | |
Comparative | níos donndeirge | |||
Superlative | is donndeirge |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
donndearg | dhonndearg | ndonndearg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donndearg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN