dínáireach
Irish
Etymology
From díth náire + -ach.
Adjective
dínáireach (genitive singular masculine dínáirigh, genitive singular feminine dínáirí, plural dínáireacha, comparative dínáirí)
- shameless, bald-faced
- Synonyms: mínáireach, neamhnáireach
Declension
Declension of dínáireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dínáireach | dhínáireach | dínáireacha; dhínáireacha² | |
| Vocative | dhínáirigh | dínáireacha | ||
| Genitive | dínáirí | dínáireacha | dínáireach | |
| Dative | dínáireach; dhínáireach¹ |
dhínáireach; dhínáirigh (archaic) |
dínáireacha; dhínáireacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dínáirí | |||
| Superlative | is dínáirí | |||
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 |
| dínáireach | dhínáireach | ndínáireach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dínáireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dínáireach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dínáireach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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