dúghafach

Irish

Etymology

From dúghafa (from dú- +‎ gafa) + -ach.

Adjective

dúghafach (genitive singular masculine dúghafaigh, genitive singular feminine dúghafaí, plural dúghafacha, comparative dúghafaí)

  1. obsessive

Declension

Declension of dúghafach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dúghafach dhúghafach dúghafacha;
dhúghafacha2
vocative dhúghafaigh dúghafacha
genitive dúghafaí dúghafacha dúghafach
dative dúghafach;
dhúghafach1 		dhúghafach;
dhúghafaigh (archaic) 		dúghafacha;
dhúghafacha2
Comparative níos dúghafaí
Superlative is dúghafaí

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

  • éigníoch dúghafach (“obsessive-compulsive”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúghafach
radical lenition eclipsis
dúghafach dhúghafach ndúghafach

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

References

  • “obsessive”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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