dúdach

See also: dudach, dudách, and dùdach

Irish

Etymology

From dúid +‎ -ach.

Adjective

dúdach (genitive singular masculine dúdaigh, genitive singular feminine dúdaí, plural dúdacha, comparative dúdaí)

  1. stumpy
  2. long-necked
    Synonyms: fadmhuineálach, muineálach, scrogallach
    Antonym: gearrmhuineálach
  3. mopish, shy, foolish-looking, queer

Declension

Declension of dúdach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dúdach dhúdach dúdacha;
dhúdacha2
vocative dhúdaigh dúdacha
genitive dúdaí dúdacha dúdach
dative dúdach;
dhúdach1 		dhúdach;
dhúdaigh (archaic) 		dúdacha;
dhúdacha2
Comparative níos dúdaí
Superlative is dúdaí

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 dúdach
radical lenition eclipsis
dúdach dhúdach ndúdach

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

Further reading

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