neamhlonrach

Irish

Etymology

From neamh- (negative prefix) +‎ lonrach (“bright, shining, luminous; brilliant, resplendent”).

Adjective

neamhlonrach (genitive singular masculine neamhlonraigh, genitive singular feminine neamhlonraí, plural neamhlonracha, comparative neamhlonraí)

1. non-luminous; lustreless, dull, flat, matte

Declension

Declension of neamhlonrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	neamhlonrach	neamhlonrach	neamhlonracha
Vocative	neamhlonraigh		neamhlonracha
Genitive		neamhlonraí	neamhlonracha	neamhlonrach
Dative	neamhlonrach	neamhlonrach; neamhlonraigh (archaic)	neamhlonracha
Comparative	níos neamhlonraí
Superlative	is neamhlonraí

Derived terms

• páipéar neamhlonrach (“mat paper”)

References

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