dátheangach
See also: dà-theangach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dá- (“bi-, two-”) + teanga (“tongue, language”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]dátheangach (genitive singular masculine dátheangaigh, genitive singular feminine dátheangaí, plural dátheangacha, comparative dátheangaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of dátheangach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dátheangach | dhátheangach | dátheangacha; dhátheangacha² | |
| Vocative | dhátheangaigh | dátheangacha | ||
| Genitive | dátheangaí | dátheangacha | dátheangach | |
| Dative | dátheangach; dhátheangach¹ |
dhátheangach; dhátheangaigh (archaic) |
dátheangacha; dhátheangacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dátheangaí | |||
| Superlative | is dátheangaí | |||
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]- dátheangachas m (“bilingualism”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dátheangach | dhátheangach | ndátheangach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dátheangach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “bilingual”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dátheangach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm