damhsach

Irish

Etymology

From damhsa (“dance”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

damhsach (genitive singular masculine damhsaigh, genitive singular feminine damhsaí, plural damhsacha, not comparable)

  1. dancing
    Synonym: rinceach
  2. frisky

Declension

Declension of damhsach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative damhsach dhamhsach damhsacha;
dhamhsacha2
vocative dhamhsaigh damhsacha
genitive damhsaí damhsacha damhsach
dative damhsach;
dhamhsach1 		dhamhsach;
dhamhsaigh (archaic) 		damhsacha;
dhamhsacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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 damhsach
radical lenition eclipsis
damhsach dhamhsach ndamhsach

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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