deilgneach
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish delgnach (“thorny, prickly, spiky, bristly”); deilgne (“thorns, prickles”) + -ach.
Adjective
deilgneach (genitive singular masculine deilgnigh, genitive singular feminine deilgní, plural deilgneacha, comparative deilgní)
Declension
Declension of deilgneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | deilgneach | dheilgneach | deilgneacha; dheilgneacha² | |
| Vocative | dheilgnigh | deilgneacha | ||
| Genitive | deilgní | deilgneacha | deilgneach | |
| Dative | deilgneach; dheilgneach¹ |
dheilgneach; dheilgnigh (archaic) |
deilgneacha; dheilgneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos deilgní | |||
| Superlative | is deilgní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- sreang dheilgneach (“barbed wire”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish deilgnech (“non-contagious disease of horses”).
Noun
deilgneach f (genitive singular deilgní)
Declension
Declension of deilgneach
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| deilgneach | dheilgneach | ndeilgneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish delgnach (“thorny, prickly, spiky, bristly”).
Adjective
deilgneach
Synonyms
Derived terms
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