súch
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From sú (“juice, sap”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
súch (genitive singular masculine súch, genitive singular feminine súiche, plural súcha, comparative súiche)
- Synonym of súmhar (“sappy, juicy, succulent”)
Declension edit
Declension of súch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | súch | shúch | súcha; shúcha² | |
| Vocative | shúch | súcha | ||
| Genitive | súiche | súcha | súch | |
| Dative | súch; shúch¹ |
shúch; shúch (archaic) |
súcha; shúcha² | |
| Comparative | níos súiche | |||
| Superlative | is súiche | |||
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 edit
- lus súch (“asparagus”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| súch | shúch after an, tsúch |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “súch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “súch” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.