suáilceach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
suáilceach (genitive singular masculine suáilcigh, genitive singular feminine suáilcí, plural suáilceacha, comparative suáilcí)
- virtuous, good-living, well-behaved
- joyful, pleasant, happy
Declension
Declension of suáilceach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | suáilceach | shuáilceach | suáilceacha; shuáilceacha² | |
| Vocative | shuáilcigh | suáilceacha | ||
| Genitive | suáilcí | suáilceacha | suáilceach | |
| Dative | suáilceach; shuáilceach¹ |
shuáilceach; shuáilcigh (archaic) |
suáilceacha; shuáilceacha² | |
| Comparative | níos suáilcí | |||
| Superlative | is suáilcí | |||
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 |
| suáilceach | shuáilceach after an, tsuáilceach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suáilceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Template:R:Dinneen
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suáilceach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “suáilceach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024