dúdach
See also: dudach, dudách, and dùdach
Irish
Etymology
From dúid + -ach.
Adjective
dúdach (genitive singular masculine dúdaigh, genitive singular feminine dúdaí, plural dúdacha, comparative dúdaí)
- stumpy
- long-necked
- Synonyms: fadmhuineálach, fadscrogallach, muineálach, scrogallach
- Antonym: gearrmhuineálach
- mopish, shy, foolish-looking, queer
Declension
Declension of dúdach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dúdach | dhúdach | dúdacha; dhúdacha² | |
| Vocative | dhúdaigh | dúdacha | ||
| Genitive | dúdaí | dúdacha | dúdach | |
| Dative | dúdach; dhúdach¹ | dhúdach; dhúdaigh (archaic) | dúdacha; dhúdacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dúdaí | |||
| Superlative | is dúdaí | |||
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
- dúdaire
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dúdach | dhúdach | ndúdach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dúdach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.