siofónach

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Irish

Etymology

From siofón (“siphon”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

siofónach (genitive singular masculine siofónaigh, genitive singular feminine siofónaí, plural siofónacha, not comparable)

  1. (zoology) siphonal

Declension

Declension of siofónach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative siofónach shiofónach siofónacha;
shiofónacha2
vocative shiofónaigh siofónacha
genitive siofónaí siofónacha siofónach
dative siofónach;
shiofónach1 		shiofónach;
shiofónaigh (archaic) 		siofónacha;
shiofónacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of siofónach
radical lenition eclipsis
siofónach shiofónach
after an, tsiofónach 		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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