sláinteach
Irish
Etymology
From sláinte (“health”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
sláinteach (genitive singular masculine sláintigh, genitive singular feminine sláintí, plural sláinteacha, comparative sláintí)
- hygienic
- Synonym: sláintiúil
Declension
Declension of sláinteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sláinteach | shláinteach | sláinteacha; shláinteacha² | |
| Vocative | shláintigh | sláinteacha | ||
| Genitive | sláintí | sláinteacha | sláinteach | |
| Dative | sláinteach; shláinteach¹ |
shláinteach; shláintigh (archaic) |
sláinteacha; shláinteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos sláintí | |||
| Superlative | is sláintí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sláinteach | shláinteach after an, tsláinteach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sláinteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sláinteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sláinteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024