From An tSile (“Chile”) + -ach.
Sileach (genitive singular masculine Siligh, genitive singular feminine Silí, plural Sileacha, not comparable)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | Sileach | Shileach | Sileacha; Shileacha2 | |
| vocative | Shiligh | Sileacha | ||
| genitive | Silí | Sileacha | Sileach | |
| dative | Sileach; Shileach1 |
Shileach; Shiligh (archaic) |
Sileacha; Shileacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos Silí | |||
| Superlative | is Silí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Sileach m (genitive singular Siligh, nominative plural Siligh)
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| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Sileach | Shileach after an, tSileach |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.