samhnasach
See also: samhnásach
Irish
Alternative forms
- samhnásach
Etymology
From samhnas (“nausea; disgust”) + -ach.
Adjective
samhnasach (genitive singular masculine samhnasaigh, genitive singular feminine samhnasaí, plural samhnasacha, comparative samhnasaí)
- nauseating, disgusting
- easily nauseated, queasy, squeamish
Declension
Declension of samhnasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | samhnasach | shamhnasach | samhnasacha; shamhnasacha² | |
| Vocative | shamhnasaigh | samhnasacha | ||
| Genitive | samhnasaí | samhnasacha | samhnasach | |
| Dative | samhnasach; shamhnasach¹ | shamhnasach; shamhnasaigh (archaic) | samhnasacha; shamhnasacha² | |
| Comparative | níos samhnasaí | |||
| Superlative | is samhnasaí | |||
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 |
| samhnasach | shamhnasach after an, tsamhnasach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “samhnasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “samhnasach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “samhnasach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.