domlasta

Irish

Alternative forms

• domlasach

Etymology

From domlas (“gall, bile”) +‎ -ta.

Adjective

domlasta

1. bilious
2. bitter, rancorous; obnoxious

Declension

Declension of domlasta

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	domlasta	dhomlasta	domlasta; dhomlasta2
vocative	dhomlasta		domlasta
genitive		domlasta	domlasta	domlasta
dative	domlasta; dhomlasta1	dhomlasta	domlasta; dhomlasta2
Comparative	níos domlasta
Superlative	is domlasta

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

Derived terms

• domlastacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of domlasta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
domlasta	dhomlasta	ndomlasta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “domlasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “domlasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “domlasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024