sorcha
See also: Sorcha
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish sorchae (“luminous, bright”).
Adjective edit
sorcha (genitive singular masculine sorcha, genitive singular feminine sorcha, plural sorcha, comparative sorcha)
Declension edit
Declension of sorcha
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sorcha | shorcha | sorcha; shorcha² | |
Vocative | shorcha | sorcha | ||
Genitive | sorcha | sorcha | sorcha | |
Dative | sorcha; shorcha¹ |
shorcha | sorcha; shorcha² | |
Comparative | níos sorcha | |||
Superlative | is sorcha |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Irish sorchae (“light, brightness”).
Noun edit
sorcha f (genitive singular sorcha)
Declension edit
Declension of sorcha
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sorcha | shorcha after an, tsorcha |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sorcha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sorċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 675
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 sorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish sorchae (“luminous, bright”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sorcha (comparative soirche)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
sorcha | shorcha after "an", t-sorcha |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “sorcha”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language