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daingean
daingean
See also: daingeann
Irish
Adjective
daingean (genitive singular masculine daingin, genitive singular feminine daingne, plural daingne, comparative daingne)
- fortified, solid; strong, secure
- fixed, fast; firm
- steadfast, absolute, constant; firm of purpose
- intense
Declension
Declension of daingean
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | daingean | dhaingean | ddaingne; dhdaingne² |
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| Vocative | dhdaingin | ddaingne | ||
| Genitive | ddaingne | ddaingne | daingean | |
| Dative | daingean; dhaingean¹ |
dhaingean; dhdaingin (archaic) |
ddaingne; dhdaingne² |
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| Comparative | níos ddaingne | |||
| Superlative | is ddaingne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
daingean m (genitive singular daingin, nominative plural daingin)
Declension
Declension of daingean
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| daingean | dhaingean | ndaingean |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "daingean" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “daingen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.