dathannach
Irish
Etymology
From dathanna (“colours”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
dathannach (genitive singular masculine dathannaigh, genitive singular feminine dathannaí, plural dathannacha, comparative dathannaí)
- colorful
- Synonyms: daite, dathúil, líoga
- multicolored
- Synonym: ildathach
- gaily-colored
- glowing
- Synonyms: beodhearg, breoch, caordhearg, gríosach
Declension
Declension of dathannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dathannach | dhathannach | dathannacha; dhathannacha² | |
| Vocative | dhathannaigh | dathannacha | ||
| Genitive | dathannaí | dathannacha | dathannach | |
| Dative | dathannach; dhathannach¹ | dhathannach; dhathannaigh (archaic) | dathannacha; dhathannacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dathannaí | |||
| Superlative | is dathannaí | |||
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
- cíoradóir dathannach m (“painted comber”)
- faochán Muire dathannach m (“painted topshell”)
- mac siobháin dathannach m (“painted goby”)
- siorc dathannach
- turtar dathannach m (“painted turtle, painted terrapin”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dathannach | dhathannach | ndathannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dathannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dathannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dathannach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.