From Middle Irish dubgorm.[2] By surface analysis, dú- (“black”) + gorm (“blue”).
dúghorm (genitive singular masculine dúghoirm, genitive singular feminine dúghoirme, plural dúghorma, comparative dúghoirme)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | dúghorm | dhúghorm | dúghorma; dhúghorma2 | |
vocative | dhúghoirm | dúghorma | ||
genitive | dúghoirme | dúghorma | dúghorm | |
dative | dúghorm; dhúghorm1 |
dhúghorm; dhúghoirm (archaic) |
dúghorma; dhúghorma2 | |
Comparative | níos dúghoirme | |||
Superlative | is dúghoirme |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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dúghorm | dhúghorm | ndúghorm |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.