domlasta
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From domlas (“gall, bile”) + -ta.
Adjective
[edit]domlasta
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | domlasta | dhomlasta | domlasta; dhomlasta2 | |
| vocative | dhomlasta | domlasta | ||
| genitive | domlasta | domlasta | domlasta | |
| dative | domlasta; dhomlasta1 |
dhomlasta | domlasta; dhomlasta2 | |
| Comparative | níos domlasta | |||
| Superlative | is domlasta | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| domlasta | dhomlasta | ndomlasta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “domlasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “domlasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “domlasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024