dronuilleach

Irish

Etymology

From dron (“right, straight”) +‎ uilleach (“angular”) (from uillinn (“angle”) +‎ -ach). Calque of Medieval Latin orthogōnālis.

Adjective

dronuilleach (genitive singular masculine dronuilligh, genitive singular feminine dronuillí, plural dronuilleacha, not comparable)

  1. (geometry) orthogonal

Declension

Declension of dronuilleach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dronuilleach dhronuilleach dronuilleacha;
dhronuilleacha2
vocative dhronuilligh dronuilleacha
genitive dronuillí dronuilleacha dronuilleach
dative dronuilleach;
dhronuilleach1 		dhronuilleach;
dhronuilligh (archaic) 		dronuilleacha;
dhronuilleacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dronuilleach
radical lenition eclipsis
dronuilleach dhronuilleach ndronuilleach

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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