dathannach

Irish

Etymology

From dathanna (“colours”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

dathannach (genitive singular masculine dathannaigh, genitive singular feminine dathannaí, plural dathannacha, comparative dathannaí)

  1. colorful
    Synonyms: daite, dathúil, líoga
  2. multicolored
    Synonym: ildathach
  3. gaily-colored
  4. glowing
    Synonyms: beodhearg, breoch, caordhearg, gríosach

Declension

Declension of dathannach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dathannach dhathannach dathannacha;
dhathannacha2
vocative dhathannaigh dathannacha
genitive dathannaí dathannacha dathannach
dative dathannach;
dhathannach1 		dhathannach;
dhathannaigh (archaic) 		dathannacha;
dhathannacha2
Comparative níos dathannaí
Superlative is dathannaí

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

  • cíoradóir dathannach m (“painted comber”)
  • faochán Muire dathannach m (“painted topshell”)
  • mac siobháin dathannach m (“painted goby”)
  • siorc dathannach
  • turtar dathannach m (“painted turtle, painted terrapin”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dathannach
radical lenition eclipsis
dathannach dhathannach ndathannach

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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