rufach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rufa (“ruff, frill”) + -ach
Adjective
[edit]rufach (genitive singular masculine rufaigh, genitive singular feminine rufaí, plural rufacha, comparative rufaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of rufach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | rufach | rufach | rufacha; rufacha² | |
| Vocative | rufaigh | rufacha | ||
| Genitive | rufaí | rufacha | rufach | |
| Dative | rufach; rufach¹ |
rufach; rufaigh (archaic) |
rufacha; rufacha² | |
| Comparative | níos rufaí | |||
| Superlative | is rufaí | |||
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
[edit]- rufachán m (“ruff”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rufach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN