dingeach
Irish
Etymology
From ding (“wedge”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
dingeach (genitive singular masculine dingigh, genitive singular feminine dingí, plural dingeacha)
Declension
Declension of dingeach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dingeach | dhingeach | dingeacha; dhingeacha² | |
Vocative | dhingigh | dingeacha | ||
Genitive | dingí | dingeacha | dingeach | |
Dative | dingeach; dhingeach¹ |
dhingeach; dhingigh (archaic) |
dingeacha; dhingeacha² | |
Comparative | níos dingí | |||
Superlative | is dingí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dingeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN