dealgach

Irish

Etymology

dealg (“thorn; prickle, spine”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

dealgach (genitive singular masculine dealgaigh, genitive singular feminine dealgaí, plural dealgacha)

1. thorny, prickly; barbed

Declension

Declension of dealgach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dealgach	dhealgach	dealgacha; dhealgacha²
Vocative	dhealgaigh		dealgacha
Genitive		dealgaí	dealgacha	dealgach
Dative	dealgach; dhealgach¹	dhealgach; dhealgaigh (archaic)	dealgacha; dhealgacha²
Comparative	níos dealgaí
Superlative	is dealgaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• deilgneach

Derived terms

• sreang dhealgach (“barbed wire”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dealgach	dhealgach	ndealgach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.