dronuilleach

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Irish

Etymology

From dron (“right, straight”) +‎ uilleach (“angular”) (from uillinn (“angle”) +‎ -ach). Calque of Medieval Latin orthogōnālis.

Adjective

dronuilleach (genitive singular masculine dronuilligh, genitive singular feminine dronuillí, plural dronuilleacha, not comparable)

  1. (geometry) orthogonal

Declension

Declension of dronuilleach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative dronuilleach dhronuilleach dronuilleacha;
dhronuilleacha2
vocative dhronuilligh dronuilleacha
genitive dronuillí dronuilleacha dronuilleach
dative dronuilleach;
dhronuilleach1 		dhronuilleach;
dhronuilligh (archaic) 		dronuilleacha;
dhronuilleacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dronuilleach
radical lenition eclipsis
dronuilleach dhronuilleach ndronuilleach

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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