dátheangach

See also: dà-theangach

Irish

Etymology

From dá- (“bi-, two-”) +‎ teanga (“tongue, language”) + -ach.

Adjective

dátheangach (genitive singular masculine dátheangaigh, genitive singular feminine dátheangaí, plural dátheangacha, comparative dátheangaí)

  1. bilingual

Declension

Declension of dátheangach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dátheangach dhátheangach dátheangacha;
dhátheangacha2
vocative dhátheangaigh dátheangacha
genitive dátheangaí dátheangacha dátheangach
dative dátheangach;
dhátheangach1 		dhátheangach;
dhátheangaigh (archaic) 		dátheangacha;
dhátheangacha2
Comparative níos dátheangaí
Superlative is dátheangaí

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 dátheangach
radical lenition eclipsis
dátheangach dhátheangach ndátheangach

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

References

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