From Sámi (+ -ach), from one of the Sami languages.
Sámach (genitive singular masculine Sámaigh, genitive singular feminine Sámaí, plural Sámacha, not comparable)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | Sámach | Shámach | Sámacha; Shámacha2 | |
| vocative | Shámaigh | Sámacha | ||
| genitive | Sámaí | Sámacha | Sámach | |
| dative | Sámach; Shámach1 |
Shámach; Shámaigh (archaic) |
Sámacha; Shámacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos Sámaí | |||
| Superlative | is Sámaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Sámach m (genitive singular Sámaigh, nominative plural Sámaigh)
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| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Sámach | Shámach after an, tSámach |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.