dathannach
Irish
Etymology
From dathanna (“colours”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
dathannach (genitive singular masculine dathannaigh, genitive singular feminine dathannaí, plural dathannacha, comparative dathannaí)
- multicolored; gaily-colored, colorful
- glowing
Declension
Declension of dathannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dathannach | dhathannach | dathannacha; dhathannacha² | |
| Vocative | dhathannaigh | dathannacha | ||
| Genitive | dathannaí | dathannacha | dathannach | |
| Dative | dathannach; dhathannach¹ |
dhathannach; dhathannaigh (archaic) |
dathannacha; dhathannacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dathannaí | |||
| Superlative | is dathannaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (multicolored): ildathach
- (colorful): daite, dathúil, líoga
- (glowing): beodhearg, breoch, caordhearg, gríosach
Derived terms
- cíoradóir dathannach m (“painted comber”)
- faochán Muire dathannach m (“painted topshell”)
- mac siobháin dathannach m (“painted goby”)
- siorc dathannach m (“carpet shark, wobbegong”)
- turtar dathannach m (“painted turtle, painted terrapin”)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dathannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN