damhsach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From damhsa (“dance”, noun) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]damhsach (genitive singular masculine damhsaigh, genitive singular feminine damhsaí, plural damhsacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of damhsach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | damhsach | dhamhsach | damhsacha; dhamhsacha² | |
| Vocative | dhamhsaigh | damhsacha | ||
| Genitive | damhsaí | damhsacha | damhsach | |
| Dative | damhsach; dhamhsach¹ |
dhamhsach; dhamhsaigh (archaic) |
damhsacha; dhamhsacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| damhsach | dhamhsach | ndamhsach |
| 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) “damhsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “damhsach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm