siansach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish síansach (“melodious”). By surface analysis, siansa +‎ -ach.

Adjective

siansach (genitive singular masculine siansaigh, genitive singular feminine siansaí, plural siansacha, comparative siansaí)

  1. melodious
  2. symphonic

Declension

Declension of siansach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative siansach shiansach siansacha;
shiansacha2
vocative shiansaigh siansacha
genitive siansaí siansacha siansach
dative siansach;
shiansach1 		shiansach;
shiansaigh (archaic) 		siansacha;
shiansacha2
Comparative níos siansaí
Superlative is siansaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of siansach
radical lenition eclipsis
siansach shiansach
after an, tsiansach 		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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