saothrach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From saothar (“work, labour; toil, exertion; stress, effort”) + -ach.
Adjective
saothrach (genitive singular masculine saothraigh, genitive singular feminine saothraí, plural saothracha, comparative saothraí)
- laborious, toilsome
- (of breathing) labored
- hardworking, industrious
Declension
Declension of saothrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | saothrach | shaothrach | saothracha; shaothracha² | |
Vocative | shaothraigh | saothracha | ||
Genitive | saothraí | saothracha | saothrach | |
Dative | saothrach; shaothrach¹ |
shaothrach; shaothraigh (archaic) |
saothracha; shaothracha² | |
Comparative | níos saothraí | |||
Superlative | is saothraí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saothrach | shaothrach after an, tsaothrach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saothrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “saothrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saothrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
saothrach
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
saothrach | shaothrach after "an", t-saothrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |