spadánta
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From spadán (“lethargic person”) + -ta
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠad̪ˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠad̪ˠan̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1]
Adjective[edit]
spadánta
Declension[edit]
Declension of spadánta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | spadánta | spadánta | spadánta | |
| Vocative | spadánta | spadánta | ||
| Genitive | spadánta | spadánta | spadánta | |
| Dative | spadánta | spadánta | spadánta | |
| Comparative | níos spadánta | |||
| Superlative | is spadánta | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading[edit]
- “spadánta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “spadánta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 676
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spadánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN