modartha
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish modarda.[2] By surface analysis, modar- + -tha.
Adjective
editmodartha
- murky (hard to see through), cloudy (not transparent, not clear)
- turbid, muddy (containing mud in suspension)
- overcast (covered with clouds)
- dull (not shiny)
- surly, morose, grim
Declension
editDeclension of modartha
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | modartha | mhodartha | modartha; mhodartha² | |
| Vocative | mhodartha | modartha | ||
| Genitive | modartha | modartha | modartha | |
| Dative | modartha; mhodartha¹ |
mhodartha | modartha; mhodartha² | |
| Comparative | níos modartha | |||
| Superlative | is modartha | |||
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| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| modartha | mhodartha | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
edit- ^ “modartha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “modarda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “modartha”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 492
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “modartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN