spleách

See also: spléach

Irish

Alternative forms

• spleadhach, spleádhach (superseded)

Etymology

Old Irish spledach (“flattering”), from spled (“boasting, exaggeration; flattery”); synchronically analyzable as spleá (“dependence, subservience; obsequiousness, flattery”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠpʲlʲaːx/

Adjective

spleách (genitive singular feminine spleáiche, plural spleácha, comparative spleáiche)

1. dependent, subservient (ar (“to”))
2. obsequious (le (“towards”))
3. sly
4. (grammar) dependent

Declension

Declension of spleách

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	spleách	spleách	spleácha
Vocative	spleách		spleácha
Genitive		spleáiche	spleácha	spleách
Dative	spleách	spleách	spleácha
Comparative	níos spleáiche
Superlative	is spleáiche

Derived terms

• neamhspleách (“independent”)
• spleáchas (“dependence, subservience; flattery”)
• spleáchríoch (“dependent territory, dependency”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spledach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “spleáḋaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 682
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spleách”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “spleách”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “spleách”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024