dingchruthach

Irish

Etymology

From ding (“wedge”) +‎ -chruthach (“-shaped”).

Adjective

dingchruthach (genitive singular masculine dingchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine dingchruthaí, plural dingchruthacha)

  1. wedge-shaped, cuneiform

Declension

Declension of dingchruthach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dingchruthach dhingchruthach dingchruthacha;
dhingchruthacha2
vocative dhingchruthaigh dingchruthacha
genitive dingchruthaí dingchruthacha dingchruthach
dative dingchruthach;
dhingchruthach1 		dhingchruthach;
dhingchruthaigh (archaic) 		dingchruthacha;
dhingchruthacha2
Comparative níos dingchruthaí
Superlative is dingchruthaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dingchruthach
radical lenition eclipsis
dingchruthach dhingchruthach ndingchruthach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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