dealgach

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Irish

Etymology

dealg (“thorn; prickle, spine”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Adjective

dealgach (genitive singular masculine dealgaigh, genitive singular feminine dealgaí, plural dealgacha)

  1. thorny, prickly; barbed

Declension

Declension of dealgach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative dealgach dhealgach dealgacha;
dhealgacha2
vocative dhealgaigh dealgacha
genitive dealgaí dealgacha dealgach
dative dealgach;
dhealgach1 		dhealgach;
dhealgaigh (archaic) 		dealgacha;
dhealgacha2
Comparative níos dealgaí
Superlative is dealgaí

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

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Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dealgach
radical lenition eclipsis
dealgach dhealgach ndealgach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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