sailchuach
Irish
Alternative forms
- salchuach
- sail-chuach, sal-chuach (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish salchuach, from sal (“dirt, impurity”) + cuäch (“goblet, bowl”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠalˠˈxuəx/, /sˠal̪ˠˈxuəx/[1] (corresponding to the form salchuach)
Noun
sailchuach f (genitive singular sailchuaiche, nominative plural sailchuacha)
- violet (flower)
Declension
Declension of sailchuach
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- sailchuach chon
- sailchuach na gealaí
- sailchuachach
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sailchuach | shailchuach after an, tsailchuach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sailchuach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “sailchuach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sailchuach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.