donnbhuí
Irish
Etymology
From donn- (“brownish”) + buí (“yellow”).
Adjective
donnbhuí
- yellowish brown
- fallow, biscuit(-coloured).
Declension
Declension of donnbhuí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | donnbhuí | dhonnbhuí | donnbhuí; dhonnbhuí² | |
| Vocative | dhonnbhuí | donnbhuí | ||
| Genitive | donnbhuí | donnbhuí | donnbhuí | |
| Dative | donnbhuí; dhonnbhuí¹ | dhonnbhuí | donnbhuí; dhonnbhuí² | |
| Comparative | níos donnbhuí | |||
| Superlative | is donnbhuí | |||
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 |
| donnbhuí | dhonnbhuí | ndonnbhuí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “donnbhuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “donnbhuí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “donnbhuí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.