dingeach
Irish
Etymology
From ding (“wedge”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
dingeach (genitive singular masculine dingigh, genitive singular feminine dingí, plural dingeacha)
- wedge(-shaped)
Declension
Declension of dingeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dingeach | dhingeach | dingeacha; dhingeacha² | |
| Vocative | dhingigh | dingeacha | ||
| Genitive | dingí | dingeacha | dingeach | |
| Dative | dingeach; dhingeach¹ | dhingeach; dhingigh (archaic) | dingeacha; dhingeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dingí | |||
| Superlative | is dingí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- dingchruthach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dingeach | dhingeach | ndingeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "dingeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.