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
Noun
spleáchas m (genitive singular spleáchais)
Declension
Declension of spleáchas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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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