dlisteanach

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Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

dlisteanach (genitive singular masculine dlisteanaigh, genitive singular feminine dlisteanaí, plural dlisteanacha, comparative dlisteanaí)

  1. lawful, legitimate
    Antonym: neamhdhlisteanach
  2. regular, proper
  3. loyal, faithful
    Antonym: neamhdhlisteanach

Declension

Declension of dlisteanach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative dlisteanach dhlisteanach dlisteanacha;
dhlisteanacha2
vocative dhlisteanaigh dlisteanacha
genitive dlisteanaí dlisteanacha dlisteanach
dative dlisteanach;
dhlisteanach1 		dhlisteanach;
dhlisteanaigh (archaic) 		dlisteanacha;
dhlisteanacha2
Comparative níos dlisteanaí
Superlative is dlisteanaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of dlisteanach
radical lenition eclipsis
dlisteanach dhlisteanach ndlisteanach

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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