dathannach

Irish

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

multicolored; gaily-colored, colorful
glowing

Declension

Declension of dathannach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	dathannach	dhathannach	dathannacha; dhathannacha²
Vocative	dhathannaigh	dhathannach	dathannacha
Genitive	dhathannaigh	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.

Synonyms

(multicolored): ildathach
(colorful): daite, dathúil, líoga
(glowing): beodhearg, breoch, caordhearg, gríosach

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dathannach	dhathannach	ndathannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"dathannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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