dearfach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

From dearfa +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dearfach (genitive singular masculine dearfaigh, genitive singular feminine dearfaí, plural dearfacha, comparative dearfaí)

  1. affirmative, positive

Declension

Declension of dearfach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative dearfach dhearfach dearfacha;
dhearfacha²
Vocative dhearfaigh dearfacha
Genitive dearfaí dearfacha dearfach
Dative dearfach;
dhearfach¹ 		dhearfach;
dhearfaigh (archaic) 		dearfacha;
dhearfacha²
Comparative níos dearfaí
Superlative is dearfaí

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
dearfach dhearfach ndearfach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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