driseach
Irish
Etymology
dris (“bramble, briar”) + -ach
Adjective
driseach (genitive singular masculine drisigh, genitive singular feminine drisí, plural driseacha, comparative drisí)
- brambly, briary
Declension
Declension of driseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | driseach | dhriseach | driseacha; dhriseacha² | |
| Vocative | dhrisigh | driseacha | ||
| Genitive | drisí | driseacha | driseach | |
| Dative | driseach; dhriseach¹ | dhriseach; dhrisigh (archaic) | driseacha; dhriseacha² | |
| Comparative | níos drisí | |||
| Superlative | is drisí | |||
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 |
| driseach | dhriseach | ndriseach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||