dréimreach
Irish
Adjective
dréimreach (genitive singular masculine dréimrigh, genitive singular feminine dréimrí, plural dréimreacha, comparative dréimrí)
- ladder-like, stepped, gradual
- (of hair) wavy
- (of furniture) ladder-back
Declension
Declension of dréimreach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dréimreach | dhréimreach | dréimreacha; dhréimreacha² | |
| Vocative | dhréimrigh | dréimreacha | ||
| Genitive | dréimrí | dréimreacha | dréimreach | |
| Dative | dréimreach; dhréimreach¹ |
dhréimreach; dhréimrigh (archaic) |
dréimreacha; dhréimreacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dréimrí | |||
| Superlative | is dréimrí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dréimreach | dhréimreach | ndréimreach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "dréimreach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “dréimreach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dréimreach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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