dódhíonach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dódhíonach (genitive singular masculine dódhíonaigh, genitive singular feminine dódhíonaí, plural dódhíonacha, comparative dódhíonaí)
- fireproof
- Synonyms: lasairdhíonach, tinedhíonach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dódhíonach | dhódhíonach | dódhíonacha; dhódhíonacha2 | |
| vocative | dhódhíonaigh | dódhíonacha | ||
| genitive | dódhíonaí | dódhíonacha | dódhíonach | |
| dative | dódhíonach; dhódhíonach1 |
dhódhíonach; dhódhíonaigh (archaic) |
dódhíonacha; dhódhíonacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos dódhíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is dódhíonaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dódhíonach | dhódhíonach | ndódhíonach |
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) “dódhíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dódhíonach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dódhíonach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024