dearfach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • dearbhthach (obsolete)

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

From dearfa +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dearfach (genitive singular masculine dearfaigh, genitive singular feminine dearfaí, plural dearfacha, comparative dearfaí)

  1. affirmative, positive

Declension

Declension of dearfach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dearfach dhearfach dearfacha;
dhearfacha2
vocative dhearfaigh dearfacha
genitive dearfaí dearfacha dearfach
dative dearfach;
dhearfach1 		dhearfach;
dhearfaigh (archaic) 		dearfacha;
dhearfacha2
Comparative níos dearfaí
Superlative is dearfaí

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 dearfach
radical lenition eclipsis
dearfach dhearfach ndearfach

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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