díobhálach

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Irish

Etymology

From díobháil (“loss, harm, injury”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

díobhálach (genitive singular masculine díobhálaigh, genitive singular feminine díobhálaí, plural díobhálacha, comparative díobhálaí)

  1. harmful, injurious
    Antonym: neamhdhíobhálach
  2. at a loss, wanting

Declension

Declension of díobhálach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative díobhálach dhíobhálach díobhálacha;
dhíobhálacha²
Vocative dhíobhálaigh díobhálacha
Genitive díobhálaí díobhálacha díobhálach
Dative díobhálach;
dhíobhálach¹ 		dhíobhálach;
dhíobhálaigh (archaic) 		díobhálacha;
dhíobhálacha²
Comparative níos díobhálaí
Superlative is díobhálaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
díobhálach dhíobhálach ndíobhálach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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