Slóvacach

Irish

Etymology

From An tSlóvaic (“Slovakia”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Slóvacach (genitive singular masculine Slóvacaigh, genitive singular feminine Slóvacaí, plural Slóvacacha, not comparable)

1. Slovakian, Slovak

Declension

Declension of Slóvacach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Slóvacach	Slóvacach	Slóvacacha
Vocative	Slóvacaigh		Slóvacacha
Genitive		Slóvacaí	Slóvacacha	Slóvacach
Dative	Slóvacach	Slóvacach; Slóvacaigh (archaic)	Slóvacacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• Seicslóvacach (“Czechoslovakian”)

Related terms

• Poblacht na Slóvaice (“the Republic of Slovakia”)
• Slóvaicis (“the Slovak language”)

 

Noun

Slóvacach m (genitive singular Slóvacaigh, nominative plural Slóvacaigh)

1. Slovakian, Slovak

Declension

Declension of Slóvacach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Slóvacach Slóvacaigh Vocative a Shlóvacaigh a Shlóvacacha Genitive Slóvacaigh Slóvacach Dative Slóvacach Slóvacaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Slóvacach na Slóvacaigh Genitive an tSlóvacaigh na Slóvacach Dative leis an Slóvacach don Slóvacach leis na Slóvacaigh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Slóvacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Slóvacach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Slóvacach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.