dearfach
Irish
Alternative forms
- dearbhthach (obsolete)
Etymology
Adjective
dearfach (genitive singular masculine dearfaigh, genitive singular feminine dearfaí, plural dearfacha, comparative dearfaí)
Declension
Declension of dearfach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dearfach | dhearfach | dearfacha; dhearfacha² | |
| Vocative | dhearfaigh | dearfacha | ||
| Genitive | dearfaí | dearfacha | dearfach | |
| Dative | dearfach; dhearfach¹ |
dhearfach; dhearfaigh (archaic) |
dearfacha; dhearfacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dearfaí | |||
| Superlative | is dearfaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dearfach | dhearfach | ndearfach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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