Somálach

Irish

Etymology

From An tSomáil +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Somálach (genitive singular masculine Somálaigh, genitive singular feminine Somálaí, plural Somálacha, not comparable)

1. Somali

Declension

Declension of Somálach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Somálach	Somálach	Somálacha
Vocative	Somálaigh		Somálacha
Genitive		Somálaí	Somálacha	Somálach
Dative	Somálach	Somálach; Somálaigh (archaic)	Somálacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Related terms

• Poblacht na Somáile (“the Republic of Somalia”)

Noun

Somálach m (genitive singular Somálaigh, nominative plural Somálaigh)

1. Somali person

Declension

Declension of Somálach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Somálach Somálaigh Vocative a Shomálaigh a Shomálacha Genitive Somálaigh Somálach Dative Somálach Somálaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Somálach na Somálaigh Genitive an tSomálaigh na Somálach Dative leis an Somálach don Somálach leis na Somálaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Somálach	Shomálach after an, tSomálach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Somálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024