Slavach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom English Slav (+ -ach), which see for more.
Adjective
editSlavach (genitive singular masculine Slavaigh, genitive singular feminine Slavaí, plural Slavacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Slavach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Slavach | Shlavach | Slavacha; Shlavacha² | |
Vocative | Shlavaigh | Slavacha | ||
Genitive | Slavaí | Slavacha | Slavach | |
Dative | Slavach; Shlavach¹ |
Shlavach; Shlavaigh (archaic) |
Slavacha; Shlavacha² | |
Comparative | níos Slavaí | |||
Superlative | is Slavaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
edit- (Slavonic): Slavónach
Related terms
editNoun
editSlavach m (genitive singular Slavaigh, nominative plural Slavaigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Slavach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Slavach | Shlavach after an, tSlavach |
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) “Slavach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Slavach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Slavach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Middle English
- Irish terms derived from Latin
- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish terms derived from English
- Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Irish nouns suffixed with -ach
- Irish uncomparable adjectives
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Demonyms