síolach
Irish
editEtymology
editAdjective
editsíolach
- seedy (having many seeds)
Declension
editDeclension of síolach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
editIrish mutation | ||
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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