drogallach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From drogall (“aversion, repugnance; unwillingness, reluctance; laziness”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

drogallach (genitive singular masculine drogallaigh, genitive singular feminine drogallaí, plural drogallacha, comparative drogallaí)

  1. reluctant, unwilling
    Synonyms: aimhleasc, aimhleisciúil, deacair, dochma, doicheallach, iarmhartach, leasc, leisciúil, mífhonnmhar, náir, neamhfhonnmhar, neamhthoilteanach, támáilte
  2. chary (roimh (“of”))
  3. lazy
    Synonyms: anábhailleach, leisciúil

Declension

Declension of drogallach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative drogallach dhrogallach drogallacha;
dhrogallacha2
vocative dhrogallaigh drogallacha
genitive drogallaí drogallacha drogallach
dative drogallach;
dhrogallach1 		dhrogallach;
dhrogallaigh (archaic) 		drogallacha;
dhrogallacha2
Comparative níos drogallaí
Superlative is drogallaí

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 drogallach
radical lenition eclipsis
drogallach dhrogallach ndrogallach

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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