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dailtíneach
dailtíneach
Irish
Adjective
dailtíneach (genitive singular masculine dailtínigh, genitive singular feminine dailtíní, plural dailtíneacha, comparative dailtíní)
Declension
Declension of dailtíneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dailtíneach | dailtíneach¹ | dailtíneacha³ | |
| Vocative | dailtínigh¹ | dailtíneach¹ | dailtíneacha | |
| Genitive | dailtínigh¹ | dailtíní (obsolete) dailtínighe |
dailtíneacha | dailtíneach |
| Dative | dailtíneach² | dailtíneach¹ (archaic) dailtínigh¹ |
dailtíneacha³ | |
| Comparative | dailtíní (obsolete) dailtínighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- dailtíneacht f (“impudence, caddishness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dailtíneach | dhailtíneach | ndailtíneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "dailtíneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.