dorrga
Irish
Alternative forms
- dorrdha (superseded)[1]
- dorrdhach
Etymology
From Middle Irish dorrda.[2] By surface analysis, dorr + -ga.
Declension
Declension of dorrga
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dorrga | dhorrga | dorrga; dhorrga² | |
| Vocative | dhorrga | dorrga | ||
| Genitive | dorrga | dorrga | dorrga | |
| Dative | dorrga; dhorrga¹ |
dhorrga | dorrga; dhorrga² | |
| Comparative | níos dorrga | |||
| Superlative | is dorrga | |||
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 |
| dorrga | dhorrga | ndorrga |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “dorrga”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dorrda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dorrḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 257
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dorrga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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