dlisteanach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]dlisteanach (genitive singular masculine dlisteanaigh, genitive singular feminine dlisteanaí, plural dlisteanacha, comparative dlisteanaí)
- lawful, legitimate
- Antonym: neamhdhlisteanach
- regular, proper
- loyal, faithful
- Antonym: neamhdhlisteanach
Declension
[edit]Declension of dlisteanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dlisteanach | dhlisteanach | dlisteanacha; dhlisteanacha² | |
| Vocative | dhlisteanaigh | dlisteanacha | ||
| Genitive | dlisteanaí | dlisteanacha | dlisteanach | |
| Dative | dlisteanach; dhlisteanach¹ |
dhlisteanach; dhlisteanaigh (archaic) |
dlisteanacha; dhlisteanacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dlisteanaí | |||
| Superlative | is dlisteanaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dlisteanach | dhlisteanach | ndlisteanach |
| 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) “dlisteanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dlisteanach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dlisteanach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024