dingeach

Irish

Etymology

From ding (“wedge”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

dingeach (genitive singular masculine dingigh, genitive singular feminine dingí, plural dingeacha)

1. wedge(-shaped)

Declension

Declension of dingeach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

• dingchruthach

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dingeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN