drabhlásach
Irish
Alternative forms
- dreabhlásach, drobhlásach
Etymology
drabhlás + -ach
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾˠəuˈl̪ˠɑːsˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠəulˠɑːsˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲəulˠasˠa(x)/[1] (corresponding to the form dreabhlásach)
Adjective
drabhlásach (genitive singular masculine drabhlásaigh, genitive singular feminine drabhlásaí, plural drabhlásacha, comparative drabhlásaí)
- licentious
Declension
Declension of drabhlásach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | drabhlásach | dhrabhlásach | drabhlásacha; dhrabhlásacha² | |
Vocative | dhrabhlásaigh | drabhlásacha | ||
Genitive | drabhlásaí | drabhlásacha | drabhlásach | |
Dative | drabhlásach; dhrabhlásach¹ | dhrabhlásach; dhrabhlásaigh (archaic) | drabhlásacha; dhrabhlásacha² | |
Comparative | níos drabhlásaí | |||
Superlative | is drabhlásaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
drabhlásach | dhrabhlásach | ndrabhlásach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “drabhlásach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- "drabhlásach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8.