súgach
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
súgach m (genitive singular súgaigh, nominative plural súgaigh)
- sea bream (fish of the family Sparidae)
Declension
Declension of súgach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Adjective
súgach (genitive singular masculine súgaigh, genitive singular feminine súgaí, plural súgacha, comparative súgaí)
- mellow with drink, tipsy, merry, convivial
- cheerful, happy
Declension
Declension of súgach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | súgach | shúgach | súgacha; shúgacha² | |
Vocative | shúgaigh | súgacha | ||
Genitive | súgaí | súgacha | súgach | |
Dative | súgach; shúgach¹ | shúgach; shúgaigh (archaic) | súgacha; shúgacha² | |
Comparative | níos súgaí | |||
Superlative | is súgaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Alternative forms
- súgaí
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
súgach | shúgach after an, tsúgach | 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), “súgach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “súgach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “súgach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.