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) | |||
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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 | ||
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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