From dúghafa (from dú- + gafa) + -ach.
dúghafach (genitive singular masculine dúghafaigh, genitive singular feminine dúghafaí, plural dúghafacha, comparative dúghafaí)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dúghafach | dhúghafach | dúghafacha; dhúghafacha2 | |
| vocative | dhúghafaigh | dúghafacha | ||
| genitive | dúghafaí | dúghafacha | dúghafach | |
| dative | dúghafach; dhúghafach1 |
dhúghafach; dhúghafaigh (archaic) |
dúghafacha; dhúghafacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos dúghafaí | |||
| Superlative | is dúghafaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dúghafach | dhúghafach | ndúghafach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||