donnbhuí
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From donn- (“brownish”) + buí (“yellow”).
Adjective
[edit]donnbhuí
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | donnbhuí | dhonnbhuí | donnbhuí; dhonnbhuí2 | |
| vocative | dhonnbhuí | donnbhuí | ||
| genitive | donnbhuí | donnbhuí | donnbhuí | |
| dative | donnbhuí; dhonnbhuí1 |
dhonnbhuí | donnbhuí; dhonnbhuí2 | |
| Comparative | níos donnbhuí | |||
| Superlative | is donnbhuí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| donnbhuí | dhonnbhuí | ndonnbhuí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donnbhuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “donnbhuí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “donnbhuí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024