sailchuachach
Irish
Etymology
From sailchuach + -ach.
Adjective
sailchuachach (genitive singular masculine sailchuachaigh, genitive singular feminine sailchuachaí, plural sailchuachacha, comparative sailchuachaí)
- violet (color)
- Synonym: corcairghorm
Declension
Declension of sailchuachach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sailchuachach | shailchuachach | sailchuachacha; shailchuachacha² | |
Vocative | shailchuachaigh | sailchuachacha | ||
Genitive | sailchuachaí | sailchuachacha | sailchuachach | |
Dative | sailchuachach; shailchuachach¹ | shailchuachach; shailchuachaigh (archaic) | sailchuachacha; shailchuachacha² | |
Comparative | níos sailchuachaí | |||
Superlative | is sailchuachaí |
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 |
sailchuachach | shailchuachach after an, tsailchuachach | 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), “sailchuachach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “sailchuachach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sailchuachach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.