suíochán

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From suí +‎ -achán (compare Scottish Gaelic suidheachan).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

suíochán m (genitive singular suíocháin, nominative plural suíocháin)

  1. seat
  2. sitting, session
  3. seated position
    • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
      Chuaidh sé ionns’ ar an rígh ⁊ fuair sé é ar shuidheachán san gharrdha, ⁊ d’iarr sé airgiod air.
      He went unto the king, and found him seated in the garden, and he asked him for some money.
  4. settled position, established state

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
suíochán shuíochán
after an, tsuíochán
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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