dingchruthach
Irish
Etymology
From ding (“wedge”) + -chruthach (“-shaped”).
Adjective
dingchruthach (genitive singular masculine dingchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine dingchruthaí, plural dingchruthacha)
- wedge-shaped, cuneiform
Declension
Declension of dingchruthach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dingchruthach | dhingchruthach | dingchruthacha; dhingchruthacha² | |
Vocative | dhingchruthaigh | dingchruthacha | ||
Genitive | dingchruthaí | dingchruthacha | dingchruthach | |
Dative | dingchruthach; dhingchruthach¹ | dhingchruthach; dhingchruthaigh (archaic) | dingchruthacha; dhingchruthacha² | |
Comparative | níos dingchruthaí | |||
Superlative | is dingchruthaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (wedge-shaped): dingeach
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dingchruthach | dhingchruthach | ndingchruthach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "dingchruthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.