síorghlas
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom síor- + glas (compare Manx sheer-ghlass).
Adjective
editsíorghlas (genitive singular masculine síorghlais, genitive singular feminine síorghlaise, plural síorghlasa, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of síorghlas
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | síorghlas | shíorghlas | síorghlasa; shíorghlasa² | |
Vocative | shíorghlais | síorghlasa | ||
Genitive | síorghlaise | síorghlasa | síorghlas | |
Dative | síorghlas; shíorghlas¹ |
shíorghlas; shíorghlais (archaic) |
síorghlasa; shíorghlasa² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
síorghlas | shíorghlas after an, tsíorghlas |
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) “síorghlas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “síorghlas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “síorghlas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024