dólámhach

Irish

Etymology

From dó- (“two-”) +‎ lámh (“hand”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːˌl̪ˠɑːvˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːˌl̪ˠɑːwəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːˌl̪ˠæːwa(h)/

Adjective

dólámhach (genitive singular masculine dólámhaigh, genitive singular feminine dólámhaí, plural dólámhacha, not comparable)

  1. two-handed; all-out, strenuous; total, utter
    Synonym: (two-handed) délámhach
  2. single-handed
    1. without help
    2. single

Declension

Declension of dólámhach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dólámhach dhólámhach dólámhacha;
dhólámhacha2
vocative dhólámhaigh dólámhacha
genitive dólámhaí dólámhacha dólámhach
dative dólámhach;
dhólámhach1 		dhólámhach;
dhólámhaigh (archaic) 		dólámhacha;
dhólámhacha2
Comparative níos dólámhaí
Superlative is dólámhaí

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 dólámhach
radical lenition eclipsis
dólámhach dhólámhach ndólámhach

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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