damhsach
Irish
Etymology
From damhsa (“dance”, noun) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
damhsach (genitive singular masculine damhsaigh, genitive singular feminine damhsaí, plural damhsacha, not comparable)
- dancing
- Synonym: rinceach
- frisky
Declension
Declension of damhsach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | damhsach | dhamhsach | damhsacha; dhamhsacha² | |
Vocative | dhamhsaigh | damhsacha | ||
Genitive | damhsaí | damhsacha | damhsach | |
Dative | damhsach; dhamhsach¹ | dhamhsach; dhamhsaigh (archaic) | damhsacha; dhamhsacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
damhsach | dhamhsach | ndamhsach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “damhsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “damhsach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.