spleáchas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish spledachus (“flattery”), from spledach (“flattering”), from spled (“sport, play; boasting, exaggeration; flattery”). Synchronically analyzable as spleách (“dependent, subservient; obsequious”) +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲlʲaːxəsˠ/

Noun

spleáchas m (genitive singular spleáchais)

1. dependence, subservience
2. flattery

Declension

Declension of spleáchas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative spleáchas Vocative a spleáchais Genitive spleáchais Dative spleáchas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an spleáchas Genitive an spleáchais Dative leis an spleáchas don spleáchas

Further reading

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