fadálach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

fadáil +‎ -ach; compare Scottish Gaelic fadalach

Pronunciation

Adjective

fadálach (genitive singular masculine fadálaigh, genitive singular feminine fadálaí, plural fadálacha, comparative fadálaí)

  1. slow
  2. lingering
  3. tedious

Declension

Declension of fadálach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fadálach fhadálach fadálacha;
fhadálacha2
vocative fhadálaigh fadálacha
genitive fadálaí fadálacha fadálach
dative fadálach;
fhadálach1 		fhadálach;
fhadálaigh (archaic) 		fadálacha;
fhadálacha2
Comparative níos fadálaí
Superlative is fadálaí

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 fadálach
radical lenition eclipsis
fadálach fhadálach bhfadálach

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 10, page 8

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