soiléirseach
Irish
Etymology
From soiléirse (“axiom”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
soiléirseach (genitive singular masculine soiléirsigh, genitive singular feminine soiléirsí, plural soiléirseacha, comparative soiléirsí)
- axiomatic
Declension
Declension of soiléirseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | soiléirseach | shoiléirseach | soiléirseacha; shoiléirseacha² | |
Vocative | shoiléirsigh | soiléirseacha | ||
Genitive | soiléirsí | soiléirseacha | soiléirseach | |
Dative | soiléirseach; shoiléirseach¹ | shoiléirseach; shoiléirsigh (archaic) | soiléirseacha; shoiléirseacha² | |
Comparative | níos soiléirsí | |||
Superlative | is soiléirsí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- aicsímeach
- aicsímiteach
Related terms
- aicsím f (“axiom”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
soiléirseach | shoiléirseach after an, tsoiléirseach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "soiléirseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.