dea-labharthach
Irish
Etymology
From dea-labhartha + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːlˠoːɾˠha(x)/[1]
Adjective
dea-labharthach (genitive singular masculine dea-labharthaigh, genitive singular feminine dea-labharthaí, plural dea-labharthacha, comparative dea-labharthaí)
- Alternative form of dea-labhartha (“well-spoken”)
Declension
Declension of dea-labharthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dea-labharthach | dhea-labharthach | dea-labharthacha; dhea-labharthacha² | |
| Vocative | dhea-labharthaigh | dea-labharthacha | ||
| Genitive | dea-labharthaí | dea-labharthacha | dea-labharthach | |
| Dative | dea-labharthach; dhea-labharthach¹ | dhea-labharthach; dhea-labharthaigh (archaic) | dea-labharthacha; dhea-labharthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dea-labharthaí | |||
| Superlative | is dea-labharthaí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dea-labharthach | dhea-labharthach | ndea-labharthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37