duairc

Irish

Alternative forms

  • duairceach

Etymology

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Adjective

duairc (genitive singular masculine duairc, genitive singular feminine duairce, plural duairce, comparative duairce)

  1. gloomy, morose, cheerless
    Synonyms: doilbhir, dubhach, gruama

Declension

Declension of duairc
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative duairc dhuairc duairce;
dhuairce2
vocative dhuairc duairce
genitive duairce duairce duairc
dative duairc;
dhuairc1 		dhuairc duairce;
dhuairce2
Comparative níos duairce
Superlative is duairce

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of duairc
radical lenition eclipsis
duairc dhuairc nduairc

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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