Somálach

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Irish

Etymology

From An tSomáil +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Somálach (genitive singular masculine Somálaigh, genitive singular feminine Somálaí, plural Somálacha, not comparable)

  1. Somali

Declension

Declension of Somálach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Somálach Somálach Somálacha
vocative Somálaigh Somálacha
genitive Somálaí Somálacha Somálach
dative Somálach Somálach;
Somálaigh (archaic)
Somálacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Noun

Somálach m (genitive singular Somálaigh, nominative plural Somálaigh)

  1. Somali person

Declension

Declension of Somálach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Somálach Somálaigh
vocative a Shomálaigh a Shomálacha
genitive Somálaigh Somálach
dative Somálach Somálaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Somálach na Somálaigh
genitive an tSomálaigh na Somálach
dative leis an Somálach
don Somálach
leis na Somálaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Somálach
radical lenition eclipsis
Somálach Shomálach
after an, tSomálach
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Somálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024