diúltach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
diúltach (genitive singular masculine diúltaigh, genitive singular feminine diúltaí, plural diúltacha, comparative diúltaí)
- inclined to deny or refuse
- negative
Declension
Declension of diúltach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | diúltach | dhiúltach | diúltacha; dhiúltacha² | |
Vocative | dhiúltaigh | diúltacha | ||
Genitive | diúltaí | diúltacha | diúltach | |
Dative | diúltach; dhiúltach¹ | dhiúltach; dhiúltaigh (archaic) | diúltacha; dhiúltacha² | |
Comparative | níos diúltaí | |||
Superlative | is diúltaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- diúltaigh
Noun
diúltach m (genitive singular diúltaigh, nominative plural diúltaigh)
- (grammar, electricity) negative
Declension
Declension of diúltach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- diúltach dúbailte (“double negative”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
diúltach | dhiúltach | ndiúltach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “diúltach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “diúltach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “diúltach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.