délámhach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dé- (“two-”) + lámh (“hand”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]délámhach (genitive singular masculine délámhaigh, genitive singular feminine délámhaí, plural délámhacha)
Declension
[edit]Declension of délámhach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | délámhach | dhélámhach | délámhacha; dhélámhacha² | |
| Vocative | dhélámhaigh | délámhacha | ||
| Genitive | délámhaí | délámhacha | délámhach | |
| Dative | délámhach; dhélámhach¹ |
dhélámhach; dhélámhaigh (archaic) |
délámhacha; dhélámhacha² | |
| Comparative | níos délámhaí | |||
| Superlative | is délámhaí | |||
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 |
| délámhach | dhélámhach | ndélámhach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “délámhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN