rufach

Irish

Etymology

From rufa (“ruff, frill”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

rufach (genitive singular masculine rufaigh, genitive singular feminine rufaí, plural rufacha, comparative rufaí)

1. ruffed, frilled

Declension

Declension of rufach

Positive	singular		plural
	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