suáilceach

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

suḃáilceaċ, subháilceach (superseded)

Etymology edit

Adjective edit

suáilceach (genitive singular masculine suáilcigh, genitive singular feminine suáilcí, plural suáilceacha, comparative suáilcí)

virtuous, good-living, well-behaved
joyful, pleasant, happy

Declension edit

Declension of suáilceach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	suáilceach	shuáilceach	suáilceacha; shuáilceacha²
Vocative	shuáilcigh	shuáilceach	suáilceacha
Genitive	shuáilcigh	suáilcí	suáilceacha	suáilceach
Dative	suáilceach; shuáilceach¹	shuáilceach; shuáilcigh (archaic)	suáilceacha; shuáilceacha²
Comparative	níos suáilcí
Superlative	is suáilcí

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
suáilceach	shuáilceach after an, tsuáilceach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.