sáilchaite
Irish
editEtymology
editAdjective
editsáilchaite
- down at heel (of shoes)
Declension
editDeclension of sáilchaite
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sáilchaite | sháilchaite | sáilchaite; sháilchaite² | |
| Vocative | sháilchaite | sáilchaite | ||
| Genitive | sáilchaite | sáilchaite | sáilchaite | |
| Dative | sáilchaite; sháilchaite¹ |
sháilchaite | sáilchaite; sháilchaite² | |
| Comparative | níos sáilchaite | |||
| Superlative | is sáilchaite | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sáilchaite | sháilchaite after an, tsáilchaite |
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) “sáilchaite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sáilchaite”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm