From toit (“smoke”) + díonach (“impermeable, proof”).
toitdíonach (genitive singular masculine toitdíonaigh, genitive singular feminine toitdíonaí, plural toitdíonacha, comparative toitdíonaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | toitdíonach | thoitdíonach | toitdíonacha; thoitdíonacha2 | |
vocative | thoitdíonaigh | toitdíonacha | ||
genitive | toitdíonaí | toitdíonacha | toitdíonach | |
dative | toitdíonach; thoitdíonach1 |
thoitdíonach; thoitdíonaigh (archaic) |
toitdíonacha; thoitdíonacha2 | |
Comparative | níos toitdíonaí | |||
Superlative | is toitdíonaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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toitdíonach | thoitdíonach | dtoitdíonach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.