saothrach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From saothar (“work, labour; toil, exertion; stress, effort”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
saothrach (genitive singular masculine saothraigh, genitive singular feminine saothraí, plural saothracha, comparative saothraí)
- laborious, toilsome
- labored (of breathing)
- hardworking, industrious
Declension edit
Declension of saothrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | saothrach | shaothrach | saothracha; shaothracha² | |
| Vocative | shaothraigh | saothracha | ||
| Genitive | saothraí | saothracha | saothrach | |
| Dative | saothrach; shaothrach¹ |
shaothrach; shaothraigh (archaic) |
saothracha; shaothracha² | |
| Comparative | níos saothraí | |||
| Superlative | is saothraí | |||
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 |
| saothrach | shaothrach after an, tsaothrach |
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) “saothrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “saothrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saothrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Noun edit
saothrach
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| saothrach | shaothrach after "an", t-saothrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |