drisíneach
Irish
Adjective
drisíneach (genitive singular masculine drisínigh, genitive singular feminine drisíní, plural drisíneacha, comparative drisíní)
Declension
Declension of drisíneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | drisíneach | dhrisíneach | drisíneacha; dhrisíneacha² | |
| Vocative | dhrisínigh | drisíneacha | ||
| Genitive | drisíní | drisíneacha | drisíneach | |
| Dative | drisíneach; dhrisíneach¹ |
dhrisíneach; dhrisínigh (archaic) |
drisíneacha; dhrisíneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos drisíní | |||
| Superlative | is drisíní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- drisíneacht f (“prickliness, irritability, touchiness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| drisíneach | dhrisíneach | ndrisíneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "drisíneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “drisíneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “drisíneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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