rufach
Irish
Adjective
rufach (genitive singular masculine rufaigh, genitive singular feminine rufaí, plural rufacha, comparative rufaí)
Declension
Declension of rufach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | rufach | rufach | rufacha; rufacha² | |
Vocative | rufaigh | rufacha | ||
Genitive | rufaí | rufacha | rufach | |
Dative | rufach; rufach¹ |
rufach; rufaigh (archaic) |
rufacha; rufacha² | |
Comparative | níos rufaí | |||
Superlative | is rufaí |
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
- rufachán m (“ruff”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rufach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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