síolach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
síolach
- seedy (having many seeds)
Declension edit
Declension of síolach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | síolach | síolach | síolacha; síolacha² | |
| Vocative | síolaigh | síolacha | ||
| Genitive | síolaí | síolacha | síolach | |
| Dative | síolach; síolach¹ |
síolach; síolaigh (archaic) |
síolacha; síolacha² | |
| Comparative | níos síolaí | |||
| Superlative | is síolaí | |||
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 |
| síolach | shíolach after an, tsíolach |
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) “síolach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN