seoigh
Irish
Alternative forms
- seoidh, seóidh, seóigh (obsolete)
Etymology
From seó (“show”) (from English show) + -igh, alternative form of -í.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃoːɟ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃoːj/
Adjective
seoigh (genitive singular feminine seoighe, plural seoighe, comparative seoighe)
- excellent, grand, wonderful, great
- go seoigh ― swimmingly
Declension
Declension of seoigh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | seoigh | sheoigh | seoighe; sheoighe² | |
Vocative | sheoigh | seoighe | ||
Genitive | seoighe | seoighe | seoigh | |
Dative | seoigh; sheoigh¹ | sheoigh | seoighe; sheoighe² | |
Comparative | níos seoighe | |||
Superlative | is seoighe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Further reading
- “seoigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “seoiġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 637
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seoigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40