samhnasach
See also: samhnásach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From samhnas (“nausea; disgust”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]samhnasach (genitive singular masculine samhnasaigh, genitive singular feminine samhnasaí, plural samhnasacha, comparative samhnasaí)
- nauseating, disgusting
- easily nauseated, queasy, squeamish
Declension
[edit]Declension of samhnasach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | samhnasach | shamhnasach | samhnasacha; shamhnasacha² | |
Vocative | shamhnasaigh | samhnasacha | ||
Genitive | samhnasaí | samhnasacha | samhnasach | |
Dative | samhnasach; shamhnasach¹ |
shamhnasach; shamhnasaigh (archaic) |
samhnasacha; shamhnasacha² | |
Comparative | níos samhnasaí | |||
Superlative | is samhnasaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
samhnasach | shamhnasach after an, tsamhnasach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “samhnasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “samhnasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “samhnasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024