déanfasach

Irish

Alternative forms

• déanasach, deánfasach, deánfásach, déantasach, díonasach, díonthasach

Etymology

From déanfas +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɨ̞nˠhəsˠa(x)/, /ˈdʲɨ̞n̪ˠhəsˠa(x)/ (as if spelled dionthasach)

Adjective

déanfasach (genitive singular masculine déanfasaigh, genitive singular feminine déanfasaí, plural déanfasacha, comparative déanfasaí)

1. industrious

   Synonyms: saothrach, dlúsúil

2. busybodyish

Declension

Declension of déanfasach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	déanfasach	dhéanfasach	déanfasacha; dhéanfasacha²
Vocative	dhéanfasaigh		déanfasacha
Genitive		déanfasaí	déanfasacha	déanfasach
Dative	déanfasach; dhéanfasach¹	dhéanfasach; dhéanfasaigh (archaic)	déanfasacha; dhéanfasacha²
Comparative	níos déanfasaí
Superlative	is déanfasaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
déanfasach	dhéanfasach	ndéanfasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “déanasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 229
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déanfasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN