suanach
Irish
Etymology
From suan + -ach.
Adjective
suanach (genitive singular masculine suanaigh, genitive singular feminine suanaí, plural suanacha, comparative suanaí)
- lethargic
- Synonyms: marbhánta, spadánta, támhach
- apathetic
- Synonyms: fuar, fuarchúiseach, marbh, patuar
- dormant
- Synonym: codlatach
Declension
Declension of suanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | suanach | shuanach | suanacha; shuanacha² | |
| Vocative | shuanaigh | suanacha | ||
| Genitive | suanaí | suanacha | suanach | |
| Dative | suanach; shuanach¹ | shuanach; shuanaigh (archaic) | suanacha; shuanacha² | |
| Comparative | níos suanaí | |||
| Superlative | is suanaí | |||
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 |
| suanach | shuanach after an, tsuanach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||