Danmhargach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From An Danmhairg (“Denmark”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Danmhargach (genitive singular masculine Danmhargaigh, genitive singular feminine Danmhargaí, plural Danmhargacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Danmhargach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Danmhargach | Dhanmhargach | Danmhargacha; Dhanmhargacha² | |
Vocative | Dhanmhargaigh | Danmhargacha | ||
Genitive | Danmhargaí | Danmhargacha | Danmhargach | |
Dative | Danmhargach; Dhanmhargach¹ |
Dhanmhargach; Dhanmhargaigh (archaic) |
Danmhargacha; Dhanmhargacha² | |
Comparative | níos Danmhargaí | |||
Superlative | is Danmhargaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- pastae Danmhargach (“danish”)
Related terms
[edit]- Danmhairgis (“the Danish language”)
Noun
[edit]Danmhargach m (genitive singular Danmhargaigh, nominative plural Danmhargaigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Danmhargach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Danmhargach | Dhanmhargach | nDanmhargach |
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) “Danmhargach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Danmhargach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Danmhargach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024