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dathannach
dathannach
Irish
Adjective
dathannach (genitive singular masculine dathannaigh, genitive singular feminine dathannaí, plural dathannacha, comparative dathannaí)
- multicolored; gaily-colored, colorful
- glowing
Declension
Declension of dathannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dathannach | dathannach¹ | dathannacha³ | |
| Vocative | dathannaigh¹ | dathannach¹ | dathannacha | |
| Genitive | dathannaigh¹ | dathannaí (obsolete) dathannaighe |
dathannacha | dathannach |
| Dative | dathannach² | dathannach¹ (archaic) dathannaigh¹ |
dathannacha³ | |
| Comparative | dathannaí (obsolete) dathannaighe |
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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.
Synonyms
- (multicolored): ildathach
- (colorful): daite, dathúil, líoga
- (glowing): beodhearg, breoch, caordhearg, gríosach
Derived terms
Terms derived from dathannach
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dathannach | dhathannach | ndathannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "dathannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.