déanfasach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • déanasach, deánfasach, deánfásach, déantasach, díonasach, díonthasach

Etymology

From déanfas +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɨ̞nˠhəsˠa(x)/, /ˈdʲɨ̞n̪ˠhəsˠa(x)/[1] (as if spelled dionthasach)

Adjective

déanfasach (genitive singular masculine déanfasaigh, genitive singular feminine déanfasaí, plural déanfasacha, comparative déanfasaí)

  1. industrious
    Synonyms: saothrach, dlúsúil
  2. busybodyish

Declension

Declension of déanfasach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative déanfasach dhéanfasach déanfasacha;
dhéanfasacha2
vocative dhéanfasaigh déanfasacha
genitive déanfasaí déanfasacha déanfasach
dative déanfasach;
dhéanfasach1 		dhéanfasach;
dhéanfasaigh (archaic) 		déanfasacha;
dhéanfasacha2
Comparative níos déanfasaí
Superlative is déanfasaí

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 déanfasach
radical lenition eclipsis
déanfasach dhéanfasach ndéanfasach

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, page 71

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