Sistíneach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Italian sistino + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editSistíneach (genitive singular masculine Sistínigh, genitive singular feminine Sistíní, plural Sistíneacha, not comparable)
- Sistine (of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus)
Declension
editDeclension of Sistíneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Sistíneach | Shistíneach | Sistíneacha; Shistíneacha² | |
| Vocative | Shistínigh | Sistíneacha | ||
| Genitive | Sistíní | Sistíneacha | Sistíneach | |
| Dative | Sistíneach; Shistíneach¹ |
Shistíneach; Shistínigh (archaic) |
Sistíneacha; Shistíneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Sistíní | |||
| Superlative | is Sistíní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
edit- An Séipéal Sistíneach (“the Sistine Chapel”)
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Sistíneach | Shistíneach after an, tSistíneach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Sistíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Sistíneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm