dólámhach

Irish

Etymology

From dó- (“two-”) +‎ lámh (“hand”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːˌl̪ˠɑːvˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːˌl̪ˠɑːwəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːˌl̪ˠæːwa(h)/

Adjective

dólámhach (genitive singular masculine dólámhaigh, genitive singular feminine dólámhaí, plural dólámhacha, not comparable)

1. two-handed; all-out, strenuous; total, utter

   Synonym: (two-handed) délámhach

2. single-handed
   1. without help
   2. single

Declension

Declension of dólámhach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dólámhach	dhólámhach	dólámhacha; dhólámhacha²
Vocative	dhólámhaigh		dólámhacha
Genitive		dólámhaí	dólámhacha	dólámhach
Dative	dólámhach; dhólámhach¹	dhólámhach; dhólámhaigh (archaic)	dólámhacha; dhólámhacha²
Comparative	níos dólámhaí
Superlative	is dólámhaí

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

• cluiche dólámhach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dólámhach	dhólámhach	ndólámhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dólámhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “dólámhach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024