sáilchaite
Irish
Etymology
From sáil + caite.
Adjective
sáilchaite
- (of shoes) down at heel
Declension
Declension of sáilchaite
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sáilchaite | sháilchaite | sáilchaite; sháilchaite² | |
Vocative | sháilchaite | sáilchaite | ||
Genitive | sáilchaite | sáilchaite | sáilchaite | |
Dative | sáilchaite; sháilchaite¹ | sháilchaite | sáilchaite; sháilchaite² | |
Comparative | níos sáilchaite | |||
Superlative | is sáilchaite |
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 |
sáilchaite | sháilchaite after an, tsáilchaite | 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), “sáilchaite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “sáilchaite” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.