sampla

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French essample (“example”), from Latin exemplum.

Noun

sampla m (genitive singular sampla, nominative plural samplaí)

1. example
2. sample

Declension

Declension of sampla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sampla samplaí Vocative a shampla a shamplaí Genitive sampla samplaí Dative sampla samplaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sampla na samplaí Genitive an tsampla na samplaí Dative leis an sampla don sampla leis na samplaí

Derived terms

• mar shampla

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sampla	shampla after an, tsampla	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) “sampla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sampla”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sampla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024