diúltach

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Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

diúltach (genitive singular masculine diúltaigh, genitive singular feminine diúltaí, plural diúltacha, comparative diúltaí)

  1. inclined to deny or refuse
  2. negative

Declension

Declension of diúltach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative diúltach dhiúltach diúltacha;
dhiúltacha2
vocative dhiúltaigh diúltacha
genitive diúltaí diúltacha diúltach
dative diúltach;
dhiúltach1
dhiúltach;
dhiúltaigh (archaic)
diúltacha;
dhiúltacha2
Comparative níos diúltaí
Superlative is diúltaí

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

Noun

diúltach m (genitive singular diúltaigh, nominative plural diúltaigh)

  1. (grammar, electricity) negative

Declension

Declension of diúltach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative diúltach diúltaigh
vocative a dhiúltaigh a dhiúltacha
genitive diúltaigh diúltach
dative diúltach diúltaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an diúltach na diúltaigh
genitive an diúltaigh na ndiúltach
dative leis an diúltach
don diúltach
leis na diúltaigh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of diúltach
radical lenition eclipsis
diúltach dhiúltach ndiúltach

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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