suthaire

Irish

Etymology

From sutha +‎ -aire [from 19th c.].

Noun

suthaire m (genitive singular suthaire, nominative plural suthairí)

1. (derogatory) glutton, pig (greedy person)

Declension

Declension of suthaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative suthaire suthairí Vocative a shuthaire a shuthairí Genitive suthaire suthairí Dative suthaire suthairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an suthaire na suthairí Genitive an tsuthaire na suthairí Dative leis an suthaire don suthaire leis na suthairí

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “suthaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy