suáilceach
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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
| 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
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| suáilceach | shuáilceach after an, tsuáilceach |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suáilceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “suḃáilceaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suáilceach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “suáilceach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024