súgach

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

súgach m (genitive singular súgaigh, nominative plural súgaigh)

  1. sea bream (fish of the family Sparidae)

Declension

Declension of súgach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative súgach súgaigh
vocative a shúgaigh a shúgacha
genitive súgaigh súgach
dative súgach súgaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an súgach na súgaigh
genitive an tsúgaigh na súgach
dative leis an súgach
don súgach
leis na súgaigh

Adjective

súgach (genitive singular masculine súgaigh, genitive singular feminine súgaí, plural súgacha, comparative súgaí)

  1. mellow with drink, tipsy, merry, convivial
  2. cheerful, happy

Declension

Declension of súgach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative súgach shúgach súgacha;
shúgacha2
vocative shúgaigh súgacha
genitive súgaí súgacha súgach
dative súgach;
shúgach1
shúgach;
shúgaigh (archaic)
súgacha;
shúgacha2
Comparative níos súgaí
Superlative is súgaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Alternative forms

Mutation

Mutated forms of súgach
radical lenition eclipsis
súgach shúgach
after an, tsúgach
not applicable

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

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