dingchruthach
Irish
Etymology
From ding (“wedge”) + -chruthach (“-shaped”).
Adjective
dingchruthach (genitive singular masculine dingchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine dingchruthaí, plural dingchruthacha)
Declension
Declension of dingchruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dingchruthach | dhingchruthach | dingchruthacha; dhingchruthacha² | |
| Vocative | dhingchruthaigh | dingchruthacha | ||
| Genitive | dingchruthaí | dingchruthacha | dingchruthach | |
| Dative | dingchruthach; dhingchruthach¹ |
dhingchruthach; dhingchruthaigh (archaic) |
dingchruthacha; dhingchruthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dingchruthaí | |||
| Superlative | is dingchruthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (wedge-shaped): dingeach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dingchruthach | dhingchruthach | ndingchruthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dingchruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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