dólámhach

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Irish

Etymology

From dó- (“two-”) +‎ lámh (“hand”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dólámhach (genitive singular masculine dólámhaigh, genitive singular feminine dólámhaí, plural dólámhacha, not comparable)

  1. two-handed; all-out, strenuous; total, utter
    Synonym: (two-handed) délámhach
  2. single-handed
    1. without help
    2. single

Declension

Declension of dólámhach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative dólámhach dhólámhach dólámhacha;
dhólámhacha²
Vocative dhólámhaigh dólámhacha
Genitive dólámhaí dólámhacha dólámhach
Dative dólámhach;
dhólámhach¹ 		dhólámhach;
dhólámhaigh (archaic) 		dólámhacha;
dhólámhacha²
Comparative níos dólámhaí
Superlative is dólámhaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dólámhach dhólámhach ndólámhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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